The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
John Lewis is bored of his job and his wife. Then Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town - if he and Liz ever manage to consummate their affair, that is.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Sidney GilliatDirector
- Richard Rodney BennettOriginal Music Composer
- Bryan ForbesScreenplay
Cast
- Peter SellersJohn Lewis
- Mai ZetterlingLiz
- Virginia MaskellJean Lewis
- Raymond HuntleyVernon
- John Le MesurierSalter
- Richard AttenboroughGareth L. Probert
- Marie DevereuxGirl Playing Tennis
- Kenneth GriffithIeuan Jenkins
- David DaviesBenyon
- Maudie EdwardsMrs. Edna Davies
- Meredith EdwardsClergyman on the Committee
- Frederick PiperMr. Davies