About
In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the family brewing empire, since the present head of the business, Sir Frederick, is getting old. The results of the 1945 general election causes a major stir, and some angry farmers occupy a barn.
Keywords
country house
world war ii
patriarch
war photographer
spanish civil war (1936-39)
family business
birthday party
ballroom dancing
male homosexuality
conservatism
election
presumed dead
long lost relative
female journalist
family gathering
squatting
socialists
dinner party
missing daughter
christening
dead son
wealthy family
estranged family
business successor
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Cast
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Leo McKern
Sir Frederick Carlion
J
James Fox
Philip Carlion
W
Wendy Hiller
Daisy - Lady Carlion
P
Penelope Wilton
Virginia Carlion
J
Jill Bennett
Alice Carlion
D
Deborah Norton
Faith
J
Joan Greenwood
Dollie van der Biek
A
Alan Webb
Sir Piers Blair
T
Tim Seely
Andrew Oliphant - Father
F
Frederick Treves
Matthew Harcourt
E
Eliza Buckingham
Margaret Harcourt
E
Edward Rawle-Hicks
Teddie Harcourt
R
Richard Durden
Guy Wheldon
J
Julian Wadham
Robert Carlion
S
Suzanne Burden
Lindsey Carlion
B
Bryan Coleman
Edward Carlion
D
David Neville
James Blair
M
Madoline Thomas
Nanny
F
Frank Mills
Ashford
M
Malcolm Storry
The Inspector