J. Lee ThompsonCast
Yvonne Mitchell 
Anthony Quayle 
Sylvia Syms 
Andrew Ray Carole Lesley Michael Ripper
Credits
Written by: Ted Willis
Plot
A slovenly housewife in London, who is neglected by her husband, who has fallen for a younger woman, faces the end of her marriage in a day, in a bleak, realistic domestic drama.
Sinekatalog’s take
A bleak and realistic British domestic drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,128 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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