"A would be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case."
Albert Finney
as Eddie Ginley
Billie Whitelaw
as Ellen
Frank Finlay
as William Ginley
Janice Rule
as Mrs. Blankerscoon
Carolyn Seymour
as Alison Wyatt
Fulton Mackay
as John Straker
Oscar James
as Danny Azinge
Bill Dean
as Tommy Wright
Wendy Richard
as Anne Scott
Maureen Lipman
as Naomi
Neville Smith
as Arthur
George Innes
as Bookshop Proprietor
George Silver
as Jacob De Fries
Bert King
as Mal Conway
Tom Kempinski
as C.L. Quarry - Psychiatrist
Joe Kenyon
as Joey
Ken Jones
as Labour Exchange Clerk
Christopher Cunningham
as Clifford
Harry Hutchinson
as Kleptomaniac
Ernie Mack
as Artist in Club
Writer
Stephen Frears
Director
Michael Medwin
Producer
Charles Rees
Editor
Harry Cordwell
Set Decoration
Susie Hill
Hairdresser
Miriam Brickman
Casting
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Original Music Composer
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
Michael Seymour
Production Design
Basil Keys
Production Manager
David Barber
Associate Producer
Bob Lawrance
Makeup Artist
Barbara Gillett
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ted Sturgis
Assistant Director