Ellen Pitblado is a widow who lives in recluse in 1930s Gloucestershire. When her scummy journalist nephew, Douglas, tries to force her to give him her money, she calls her mysterious lookalike gentlemen friends to her aid.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Lilli PalmerEllen Pitblado | Ellen Pitblado |
 Peter UstinovPhilip Lester | Philip Lester |
 Roger ReesDouglas Pitblado | Douglas Pitblado |
 Rosamund GreenwoodAlice | Alice |
| AAmanda LeighGrace | Grace |
 Davyd HarriesAlmer, the Landlord | Almer, the Landlord |
| RRoy EvansGeorge | George |
| CCyril CrossTom | Tom |