Cast & Crew

Directed by

Sidney Gilliat

Writing Credits

Sidney Gilliat
(screenplay)
Sidney Gilliat
(from an original story by) and
Val Valentine
(from an original story by)

Cast

Patricia Bredin
Left - Stella Stoker
Eric Barker
Left - Bert Glimmer
Jack Hedley
Left - Bill Hemingway
Leslie Dwyer
Left - Alf Stoker
Russell Waters
Left - Mr. Bray
Hattie Jacques
Left - Woman in Car
Ian Carmichael
Right - Robert Wilcot
Richard Wattis
Right - Harding-Pratt
Moyra Fraser
Right - Annabel
William Kendall
Right - Pottle
George Benson
Right - Egerton
Anthony Sharp
Right - Peterson
Moultrie Kelsall
Right - Grimsby Armfield
Olwen Brookes
Right - Mrs. Samson
Alastair Sim
Centre - Lord Wilcot
Gordon Harker
Centre - Hardy
John Salew
Centre - Mayor
Bill Shine
Centre - Basingstoke
Erik Chitty
Centre - Deputy Returning Officer
Jeremy Hawk
Centre - T.V. Interviewer
Redmond Phillips
Centre - Mr. Smithson
Irene Handl
Centre - Mrs. Maggs
John Sharp
Centre - Mr. Reeves
Douglas Ives
Centre - Plumber
Olaf Pooley
Centre - T.V. Newscaster
John Adams
Constable
Eamonn Andrews
Self - TV Panel
Jack Armstrong
Man in Crowd
Frank Atkinson
Railway Porter
Joe Beckett
Man in Hotel
Ernest Blyth
Man in Crowd
Jim Brady
Billingsgate Porter
Carole Carr
Self - TV Panel
Alf Casha
Man in Crowd
Renee Cunliffe
Woman in Crowd
Arthur Dibbs
Assistant Returning Ofiicer
Josephine Douglas
Self - TV Panel
Peter Elliott
Satterwaite
Roy Everson
Man in Crowd
Norman Fisher
Man in Crowd
Aldwyn Francis
Man in Crowd
Sidney Gilliat
Sleeping member of the electorate
Arthur Goodman
Ballot Counter
Ursula Granville
Woman in Crowd
Hilda Green
Woman in Crowd
Fred Griffiths
Billingsgate Porter
Gilbert Harding
Self - TV Panel
Victor Harrington
Man at Wilcot Priory
Eric Henderson
Man in Crowd
George Holdcroft
Man in Crowd
John Howard
Man in the Crowd
Juba Kennerley
Man in Crowd
Philip Latham
Reporter
Frederick Leister
Dr. Rushall
Fred Machon
Man in Crowd
Vicky Marshall
Girl in Crowd
Philip Morant
Bulson
Lisa Peake
Woman in Crowd
Geremy Phillips
Youth in crowd
Paul Phillips
Man in Crowd
Charles Price
Billingsgate Porter
Charles Rayford
Man in Crowd
Johnny Rossi
Man in Crowd
Esme Smythe
Hotel Guest
Tony Spears
Tory Candidate's Team
Rita Tobin-Weske
Woman in Crowd
Robert Brooks Turner
Desk Clerk in Bear Hotel
Joe Wadham
Driver
Pearl Walters
Woman in Crowd
John Wilder
Man in Crowd
Paula Wright
Woman in Crowd

Produced by

Leslie Gilliat
associate producer
Sidney Gilliat
producer
Frank Launder
producer

Music by

Humphrey Searle

Cinematography by

Gerald Gibbs
director of photography

Editing by

Gerry Hambling

Casting By

Paul Sheridan
(casting)

Art Direction by

John Box

Costume Design by

Anthony Mendleson

Makeup Department

Ernest Gasser
makeup artist (as E. Gasser)
Betty Sherriff
hairdresser

Production Management

Roy Parkinson
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Peter Bolton
assistant director
Joe Marks
third assistant director (uncredited)
Otto Plaschkes
second assistant director (uncredited)
Clive Reed
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Martin Atkinson
draughtsman (uncredited)
Colin Grimes
set dresser (uncredited)
Ernest Smith
scenic artist (uncredited)
Kenneth McCallum Tait
assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Peter Handford
sound recordist
Red Law
sound recordist
Alastair McIntyre
dubbing editor
Alan Blay
sound maintenance (uncredited)
Norman Bolland
sound maintenance (uncredited)
Des Edwards
sound camera operator (uncredited)
Tom Priestley
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Ken Ritchie
boom operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Cecil Cooney
camera operator (as C. Cooney)
Maurice Gillett
chief floor electrician (uncredited)
Ray Hearne
still photographer (uncredited)
Dennis C. Lewiston
focus puller (uncredited)
Bert Lott
grip (uncredited)
Mike Rutter
clapper loader (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Felix Evans
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Geoffrey Foot
supervising editor
Peter Elliott
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Muir Mathieson
conductor: Sinfonia of London

Script and Continuity Department

Phyllis Crocker
continuity

Additional Crew

Sidney Gilliat
presenter
Frank Launder
presenter
Elisabeth Woodthorpe
production secretary (uncredited)
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