A schoolteacher plagued by alcoholism and his refusal to serve in World War II, Graham Weir inspires contempt in almost everyone around him, including his bitter wife, Anna. When the lovely young Shirley Taylor, one of Weir's students, falls for her unfortunate instructor, he is tempted and flattered but turns down her advances. Taylor's subsequent actions make Weir's life even more complicated.
| Editing | Jim Clark | Editor |
| Writing | Peter Glenville | Screenplay |
| Directing | Peter Glenville | Director |
| Camera | Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jean-Michel Damase | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | James Barlow | Novel |
| Sound | Charles Poulton | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ernest Gasser | Makeup Artist |
| Production | John Woolf | Producer |
| Sound | Len Shilton | Sound Mixer |
| Production | James Woolf | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bond | Hairdresser |
| Camera | Brian West | Camera Operator |
| Art | Peter James | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Gerry O'Hara | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatrice Dawson | Costume Designer |
| Production | James H. Ware | Associate Producer |
| Art | Wilfred Shingleton | Production Design |
| Sound | Lambert Williamson | Conductor |
| Sound | Peter Musgrave | Sound Editor |
| Production | Charles Blair | Production Manager |
| Art | Tony Woollard | Art Direction |