Plot
This British series, based on books by John Mortimer, follows the rise of Leslie Titmuss from humble beginnings in the 1950s to Tory cabinet minister in the 1980s. The rise of the slippery Titmuss is contrasted with the more modest progress of his neighbours, the intellectual Simcoxes and the aristocratic Fanners. Made by Eustom Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television for the ITV Network.
Cast
Peter Egan
as George Augustus Simcox
Annette Crosbie
as Dorothy Simcox
Michael Hordern
as Rev. Simeon Simcox
Paul Shelley
as Fred Simcox
Colin Blakely
as Dr. Salter
Eleanor David
as Agnes Simcox, née Salter
Richard Vernon
as Sir Nicholas Fanner
Jill Bennett
as Lady Grace Fanner
Zoë Wanamaker
as Charlotte 'Charlie' Titmuss, née Fanner
David Threlfall
as Leslie Titmuss