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
Bernard
Wendy Hiller
Adela
Michael Hordern
George
Lionel Jeffries
Shorty
Roger Allam
Dr. Mainwaring
Googie Withers
Marigold
Robert Glenister
Keith
Aden Gillett
Trevor
Barbara Wilshere
Rachel
Victoria Burgoyne
Tracy
Sam Preston
Child
Peter Sasdy
Director
Kingsley Amis
Novel
Douglas Livingstone
Writer
Producer
Lloyd Shirley
Executive Producer
John Scott
Music
Simon Kossoff
Director of Photography
Robert C. Dearberg
Editor
Pat O'Donnell
Casting
Gary White
First Assistant Director
Jane Studd
Second Assistant Director
