""I wish my mother would stop treating me like a man""
A woman deals with an unhappy marriage, the death of her lover, and her son's involvement in a crime.
Social & External
The people behind it
Romy Schneider
Francesca Anderson
Donald Houston
Robert
Dennis Waterman
James Anderson
Patricia Brake
Julie
Peter Sallis
Sir Sidney Brent
William Dexter
Parks
Alexandra Bastedo
Cicely Clarkson
Mark Hawkins
Macer - Francesca's lover
Maggie Wright
Prostitute
Arthur Howard
Judge
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