Comedy Romance Drama
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.
Directed by
John Schlesinger
Julie Christie
Liz
Tom Courtenay
William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Leonard Rossiter
Emanuel Shadrack
George Innes
Stamp
Finlay Currie
Duxbury
Helen Fraser
Barbara
Mona Washbourne
Alice Fisher
Gwendolyn Watts
Rita
Sheila Fearn
Telephonist (uncredited)
Harry Landis
Man on Train (uncredited)
Anna Wing
Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
Rodney Bewes
Arthur Crabtree
Ernest Clark
Prison Governor
Ethel Griffies
Grandma Florence
John Tordoff
Youth in Wimpy Bar (uncredited)
Margaret Lacey
Mrs. Matthieson (uncredited)
Patrick Barr
Inspector MacDonald
Robin Parkinson
Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Leslie Randall
Danny Boon
Neville Smith
Youth (uncredited)
Wilfred Pickles
Geoffrey Fisher
Bryan Mosley
Bit Part (uncredited)
Jessie Robins
Large Woman in Hospital (uncredited)
Jack Cunningham
Ticket Examiner (uncredited)
Godfrey Winn
Disc Jockey
E. V. H. Emmett
Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
Muriel Day
Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lester Leigh
Band Leader - Dance Hall (uncredited)
Reginald Green
Mr. Matthieson (uncredited)
David Scase
Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)
Graham Rigby
Supermarket Manager (uncredited)
Leslie Lawton
Youth (uncredited)
Flo Fallows
Prostitute (uncredited)
Alice Woods
Prostitute (uncredited)
Aleksander Browne
Bit Part (uncredited)
James Byron
Serviceman (uncredited)
Douglas Clarke
Serviceman (uncredited)
Alan Clayton
Serviceman (uncredited)
George Ghent
Danny's PRO (uncredited)
Topsy Jane
Liz (uncredited)
Natalie Kent
Bit Part (uncredited)
Ted Morris
Funeral Driver (uncredited)
Elisabeth Murray
Bit Part (uncredited)
Stuart Myers
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
James Payne
Man in Station Cafe (uncredited)
George Spence
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Elaine Stevens
Danny's Secretary (uncredited)
William Wymar
Army Man (uncredited)

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