A traditional rural English Christmas, reluctantly spent with the predominantly geriatric family (who all have their quirks and eccentricities) ends in tragedy after a practical joke goes horribly wrong.
John Mills
as Bernard
Wendy Hiller
as Adela
Michael Hordern
as George
Lionel Jeffries
as Shorty
Roger Allam
as Dr. Mainwaring
Googie Withers
as Marigold
Robert Glenister
as Keith
Aden Gillett
as Trevor
Barbara Wilshere
as Rachel
Victoria Burgoyne
as Tracy
Sam Preston
as Child
