Storyline
Young Viscount Tony Pym wangles National Service leave on the pretext of standing as a Tory candidate for a local seat held by his family for generations. The request is a ruse to enable Pym to marry his wealthy American fiancee while she's still in England, but his masterplan backfires when he finds himself swept into an election campaign and beaten by Labour's Mr Cleghorn – who is then made a peer. In an attempt to save face, Pym decides to stand again – as a socialist. It all proves too much for the Pyms' loyal, true-blue butler, Mr Beecham...
Cast & Crew
David Tomlinson
Lord Tony Pym
Lead
Lana Morris
Bessie Sykes
Cecil Parker
Benjamin Beecham
Marjorie Fielding
Lady Lister
TM
Tom Macaulay
Cleghorn
Joyce Carey
Lady Caroline
HB
Helen Backlin
June Farrell
RC
Robert Cawdron
Sergeant
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Paddy Carstairs's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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