"A traditional rural English Christmas, reluctantly spent with the predominantly geriatric family (who all have their quirks and eccentricities) ends in tragedy after a practical joke goes horribly wrong."
John Mills
as Bernard
Wendy Hiller
as Adela
Michael Hordern
as George
Lionel Jeffries
as Shorty
Roger Allam
as Dr. Mainwaring
Googie Withers
as Marigold
Robert Glenister
as Keith
Aden Gillett
as Trevor
Barbara Wilshere
as Rachel
Victoria Burgoyne
as Tracy
Sam Preston
as Child
Peter Sasdy
Director
Kingsley Amis
Novel
Douglas Livingstone
Writer
Producer
Lloyd Shirley
Executive Producer
John Scott
Music
Simon Kossoff
Director of Photography
Robert C. Dearberg
Editor
Pat O'Donnell
Casting
Gary White
First Assistant Director
Jane Studd
Second Assistant Director