The unconventional lives and loves of the family of Lord Alconleigh, dominated by the eccentric, irascible Uncle Matthew. The story encompasses the economic and political crises of the Thirties and the upheavals of the Second World War.

• Michael Williams
• Michael Aldridge
• John Moffatt
• Lucy Gutteridge
• Judi Dench
• Richard Hurndall
• Anthony Stewart Head
• Vivian Pickles