Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her first stroke and a nursing home is the obvious solution, but which one and where?
Thora Hird
as Annie Longden
Pete Postlethwaite
as Deric Longden
Penny Downie
as Aileen Longden
Anne Reid
as Gloria Brooks
Keith Clifford
as Fred
Tom Higgins
as Doctor
Jennifer Luckraft
as Nurse
Katherine Dow Blyton
as Sister
Eddie Caswell
as Widower
Diana Flacks
as Mrs Corey
David Shimwell
as Young Man
Malcolm Hebden
as Chemist