"A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride."
Kenneth More
as Chick Byrd
Cecil Parker
as Thomas Rutherford
Dennis Price
as Tommy Morris
Billie Whitelaw
as Judy
Norman Rossington
as Theodore Littleton
Angela Douglas
as Fay Trubshaw
Edmund Purdom
as Julian Baxter
Frank Finlay
as Prout
Alan Dobie
as Jack Lavery
J.G. Devlin
as Sloppitt
Valerie Croft
as Yvonne
Leila Croft
as Pauline
Gerald Campion
as Gerry
Jacqueline Hill
as Sandy Lavery
Harold Goodwin
as Assistant Director
Penny Morrell
as Actress
Naomi Chance
as Bit Part Actress
Guy Deghy
as Schuyster
Derek Francis
as Merryweather
Myrtle Reed
as Tommy's Secretary
Edwin Richfield
as Commercial Director
Gordon Rollings
as Skippy
Eileen Way
as Landlady
Freddie Mills
as Indian Chief/Union steward
Frank Thornton
as Producer
John Horsley
as Co-pilot
Wally Patch
as Bar Manager
Talitha Pol
as Actress at Party
Hamilton Dyce
as Burial Minister
Anthony Blackshaw
as Bus Conductor
Richard Pearson
as Advertising Man
Maurice Durant
as Barman
Ronald Lacey
Chubby Checker
as Himself
Jill Adams
as Jan Kennedy
Robert Raglan
as Man
Alvin Rakoff
Director
Jon Penington
Producer
David Henley
Executive Producer
Peter Yeldham
Screenplay
Douglas Hayes
Novel
Ted Sturgis
Assistant Director
Alfred Cox
Sound Editor
Joan Smallwood
Hairstylist
Laura Nightingale
Wardrobe Supervisor
John Blezard
Production Design
Ken Hodges
Director of Photography
Ernest Hosler
Editor
Ernest Gasser
Makeup Artist
Laurie Ridley
Still Photographer
Bill McGuffie
Original Music Composer
Herbert Smith
Camera Operator
Stuart Lyons
Casting
Colin Grimes
Art Direction