Alan Bleasdale’s television debut, this beautifully observed drama stars Alison Steadman as a woman having a passionate tryst with the boy next door while her husband is at work.
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David Warwick
Vinny
Alison Steadman
Helen
Patricia Leach
Mother
John Meadows
Frankie
Clifford Kershaw
Mr. Hughes
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