Sam, a quiet West Indian working as a London Transport ticket collector, strikes up an unlikely, but warm, friendship with Joe, an old man who has a room in the same house.
| Directing | Graeme Harper | Director |
| Writing | Caryl Phillips | Writer |
| Production | Andrée Molyneux | Producer |
| Sound | Roger Limb | Music |
| Production | Sarah Busby | Production Manager |
| Production | Nick Hawkins | Associate Producer |
| Production | Anne Duffey | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Anthony Smith | Other |
| Art | Pat Thompson | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Michael Cullen | Still Photographer |
| Art | Ruth Hyde | Property Buyer |
| Costume & Make-Up | June Hudson | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shirley Channing Williams | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Remi Adefarasin | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Alastair Mackay | Editor |
| Sound | Bill Wild | Other |
| Camera | Garth Tucker | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Shirley Coward | Other |
| Editing | Stephen Newnham | Editor |
| Lighting | Clive Thomas | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | John Howell | Sound |
| Crew | Mike Chislett | Technical Supervisor |
| Art | Roger Cann | Production Design |
| Writing | Alison Roux | Script Editor |