Archie Rice, a pathetic music hall comic, plagued by debts, manipulates those around him in a defiant and selfish attempt to survive against improbable odds. He drinks, makes crude philosophical jokes about sex and politics and humiliates his lamenting, gin-soaked wife. Archie lures his father, Billy Rice, out of retirement for a benefit performance which will ultimately bring financial aid to Archie and his impractical investments.

Starring:

Alan Bates, Albert Finney, Anthony Oliver, Brenda De Banzie, Charles Gray, Daniel Massey, Geoffrey Toone, Gilbert Davis, Gwen Nelson, Hope Jackman, James Culliford, Joan Plowright, Laurence Olivier, MacDonald Hobley, Max Bacon, Miriam Karlin, Nigel Davenport, Roger Livesey, Shirley Anne Field, Thora Hird, Tony Selby

Genre:

Drama