
110 minutes
2/14/1961
Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as professional problems tower up over him. His desires to win the next election are endangered by his constant looking for love and he is faced with the choice of giving up a career in politics or giving up the woman he loves.

Peter Finch
as Johnnie Byrne

Stanley Holloway
as Fred Andrews

Mary Peach
as Pauline West

Donald Pleasence
as Renfrew

Billie Whitelaw
as Mary

Hugh Burden
as Tim Maxwell

Rosalie Crutchley
as Alice Byrne

Michael Goodliffe
as Dr. West

Mervyn Johns
as Charlie Young

Geoffrey Keen
as The Prime Minister - Reginald Stevens

Paul Rogers
as Sydney Johnson

Dennis Price
as Flagg

Peter Barkworth
as Henderson

Fenella Fielding
as Sheilah

Derek Francis
as Frank

Gladys Henson
as Mrs. Sarah Arscott - Constituent at Party Meeting

Conrad Phillips
as Drake
Maureen Pryor
as Labour Party Member

George Rose
as Edward Collins

Peter Sallis
as M.P.
Jack Armstrong
as Man Bench by the River Thames (uncredited)

John Arnatt
as Gregson, BBC Reporter (uncredited)
Hyma Beckley
as MP (uncredited)
Paul Beradi
as MP Smoking on Terrace (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
as MP (uncredited)

John Blythe
as Pub Customer (uncredited)
A.J. Brown
as Speaker of the House (uncredited)

Avis Bunnage
as Constituent (uncredited)

Marie Burke
as Mary's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Jimmy Charters
as Man at Earnley Station (uncredited)

Donald Churchill
as Sheilah's Party Guest (uncredited)

Ernest Clark
as M.P. (uncredited)
Marian Collins
as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
George Curtis
as Bobby (uncredited)
Dan Darnelli
as MP (uncredited)

Mark Dignam
as Earnley Constituent (uncredited)
Rex Garner
as MP (uncredited)

Philip Gilbert
as Terry Langham (uncredited)

Fred Griffiths
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Jack Gwillim
as MP (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
as MP (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper
as MP (uncredited)
Walter Horsbrugh
as House of Commons Archivist (uncredited)

Howard Lang
as Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
as Woman on Euston Station Platform (uncredited)
Jack Mandeville
as Dancer in Nightclub (uncredited)
Colin McKenzie
as Bobby (uncredited)

William Mervyn
as Postmaster-General (uncredited)

Philip Ray
as M.P - House of Commons Entrance Area (uncredited)

Oliver Reed
as Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)

Jessie Robins
as MP (uncredited)

Norman Rossington
as Sykes of the Herald (uncredited)
Robert Sansom
as Dying Minister (uncredited)
Ivan Santon
as Man nudges Peter Finch (uncredited)
John Sharp
as Railway Station Master (uncredited)

Emile Stemmler
as MP (uncredited)
Jimmy Thompson
as Sheilah's Party Guest (uncredited)
Joseph Tregonino
as Waiter (uncredited)

Yolande Turner
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Mona Washbourne
as Well-wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Johnny Wyne
as MP (uncredited)