Set in a Yorkshire milltown in 1957, Ellen Hardy is unhappily married but is close to her ten-year-old son, Victor. The family has recently moved house and Victor has started at a new school where Ellen has become friendly with his teacher, Kathy Thompson, who is keen to encourage him at art. As the friendship between the two women grows, Ellen's millworker husband, Hardy, feels increasingly alienated at home.
as Ellen Hardy
as Kathy
as Geoff Hardy
as Mr. Butterworth, Headmaster
as Tom
as Britchenor
as Mr Britchenor
as Alice
as Frank
as Mrs. Parkin, Teacher
as Mrs. Walker
as Mr. Pugh, Teacher
as Mr. Hathershaw
as Mayor
as Mrs. Britchenor
as Mr. Walker
as Victor
as Station Announcer (uncredited)
