Summary
An insecure Briton and a Briton of Jamaican descent share a London apartment together.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 80Audiences 64GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer80%
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109112Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1969
September 17, 1969
57 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 16 more39 people
- Robin PhillipsRoddy Pater
- Judy GeesonJane Archer
- Ester AndersonCaroline Harcourt
- Hal FrederickAndrew McKenzie
- Norman RossingtonPhil Carter
- Rachel KempsonMrs. Ashby-Kydd
- Ram John HolderMarcus
- Hilary DwyerEthne Burrows
- DMDaisy Mae WilliamsAmanda
- EMElspeth MarchMrs Burrows
Philip StoneMr.Burrows - Ethne's Father
Avice LandoneMrs Pater- DMDavid MarkhamMr Pater
Shelagh FraserHelen Narriott - Jane's Mother
Earl CameronCharles Marriott - Jane's Step-father
Harold LangCamp Neighbour
Thomas BaptisteMutt, Moving Man- LSLinbert SpencerJeff, Moving Man
- TATommy AnsahNegro Driver
Hamilton DyceDickson Senior- JHJohn HumphryDickson Junior
- WPWillie PayneBizerte
- GBGeorge BaizleyCaretaker
Lionel NgakaneBill
Directing · 1
- Ted Kotcheff Director
Writing · 2
- Evan Jones Screenplay
- David Stuart Leslie Novel
Production · 3
- Barry J. Kulick Producer
- Douglas Peirce Associate Producer
- Vicki Deason Production Secretary
Camera · 1
- Billy Williams Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Derek York Editor
Sound · 1
- Stanley Myers Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Ken Bridgeman Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Gabriella Falk Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- James Payne Stand In
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