It is the 1950s: Bill Thompson is a middle-class English boy sent by his father to serve an engineering apprenticeship on the Clyde. He lodges with a Greenock family, and forms an attachment to his landlady, Mrs Mulvenny , which is to affect his life for the next 20 years
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Nicholas FarrellBill Thompson | Bill Thompson |
| JJennifer PierceyIsa Mulvenny | Isa Mulvenny |
 David HaymanAndrew Mulvenny | Andrew Mulvenny |
| NNicholas SherryPaterson | Paterson |
| AAndy GrayAndy Mulvenny | Andy Mulvenny |
 Jonathan WatsonFrank Fogel | Frank Fogel |
| JJulia WallaceElla Harper | Ella Harper |
 Alex McAvoyJoe Harper | Joe Harper |