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.
| Directing | Peter Glenville | Director |
| Sound | Jean-Michel Damase | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jim Clark | Editor |
| Writing | James Barlow | Novel |
| Writing | Peter Glenville | Screenplay |
| Sound | Lambert Williamson | Conductor |
| Camera | Brian West | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Len Shilton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Charles Poulton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Peter Musgrave | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Gerry O'Hara | Assistant Director |
| Production | Charles Blair | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ernest Gasser | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bond | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatrice Dawson | Costume Designer |
| Art | Peter James | Set Decoration |
| Art | Tony Woollard | Art Direction |
| Art | Wilfred Shingleton | Production Design |
| Production | John Woolf | Producer |
| Production | James Woolf | Producer |
| Production | James H. Ware | Associate Producer |