Dirk Bogarde has the title role. Michael Horden is his employer, a widower in the diplomatic service, trying to bring up his son Jon Whiteley. The son's more interested in Dirk however, making Michael very jealous. Bogarde by this point was King of the Rank Studios and trying to stretch himself with roles which were different from the norm. This is one of his better early efforts at escaping from being just a matinee idol.
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Lesley Storm, John Bryan. It's not one of his best, but it does have some high spots including a motorbike stunt sequence and a great climactic chase. A look at how mill workers, miners and steel workers in three different parts of the country spend their leisure time. The first of Jennings' classic documentaries. The images, however, are different.