Drama /

Score: 70%( 110 votes )

Overview: In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.

Cast:

Richard Harris
Frank Machin

Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Margaret Hammond

Alan Badel
Gerald Weaver

William Hartnell
'Dad' Johnson

Colin Blakely
Maurice Braithwaite

Vanda Godsell
Mrs Anne Weaver

Anne Cunningham
Judith

Jack Watson
Len Miller

Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer

Harry Markham
Wade

George Sewell
Jeff

Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports Writer

Katherine Parr
Mrs Farrer

Bernadette Benson
Lynda Hammond

Andrew Nolan
Ian Hammond

Peter Duguid
Doctor

Wallas Eaton
Waiter

Anthony Woodruff
Tom, Head Waiter

Michael Logan
Riley

Murray Evans
Hooker

Tom Clegg
Gower

Ken Traill
Trainer

Frank Windsor
Dentist

John Gill
Cameron

Edward Fox
Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

Glenda Jackson
Singer at Party (uncredited)

Roy Lansford
Man in Pub (Uncredited)

Bryan Mosley
Man in Bar (uncredited)

Anton Rodgers
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)