In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
Richard Harris
as Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts
as Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel
as Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell
as 'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely
as Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell
as Mrs Anne Weaver
Anne Cunningham
as Judith
Jack Watson
as Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
as Charles Slomer
Harry Markham
as Wade
George Sewell
as Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
as Phillips, Sports Writer
