64 minutes
12/4/1972
When Alison unexpectedly falls pregnant after a brief encounter with Alex (David Hayman's first TV role) they decide to marry. The joining of two seemingly different families opens into a witty and audacious tale, which caused uproar after its first broadcast in 1972. An early triumph for Peter McDougall, when it was proclaimed the most exciting writing debut since John Osborne's Look Back in Anger.
David Hayman
as Alec
Lesley Mackie
as Alison
Gerry Slevin
as Colin Hawkins
Mary Riggans
as Betsie Hawkins
Andrew Byatt
as Duncan
Eileen McCallum
as Isa Johnson
Joseph Greig
as Joe Johnson
Austin Hyslop
as Alec's 1st Mate
Allan Craig
as Alec's 2nd Mate
Kevin Collins
as Grandfather
Helen Norman
as Auntie Maymie
Joan Fitzpatrick
as Auntie Jessie
Jean Faulds
as Auntie Cathy
Balfour Sharp
as Hawkins Boy
Brian Pettifer
as Youth at Wedding
Hamish Roughead
as Alison's Uncle
Betty Cardno
as Alison's Aunt