A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.
Tom Courtenay
as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Julie Christie
as Liz
Wilfred Pickles
as Geoffrey Fisher
Mona Washbourne
as Alice Fisher
Ethel Griffies
as Grandma Florence
Finlay Currie
as Duxbury
Gwendolyn Watts
as Rita
Helen Fraser
as Barbara
Leonard Rossiter
as Emanuel Shadrack
Rodney Bewes
as Arthur Crabtree
George Innes
as Stamp
Leslie Randall
as Danny Boon
