Ivan Turgenev's comedy features an attractive woman approaching middle age. At her husband's country estate, with an admirer in constant attendance, she loses her heart (and her common sense) to her ward's handsome tutor.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Eleanor BronNatalya | Natalya |
 Ian CharlesonRakitin | Rakitin |
 Richard BriersArkady | Arkady |
 Phyllis CalvertAnna | Anna |
| AAmanda WaringVera | Vera |
 Catherine SchellLizaveta | Lizaveta |
 John WoodvineSchaaf | Schaaf |
 Shaun ScottBeliayev | Beliayev |
 Terence RigbyBolshintzov | Bolshintzov |
 Norman RodwayDr. Shpigelsky | Dr. Shpigelsky |
 William SimonsMatvey | Matvey |
| MMichelle WadeKatya | Katya |