Drama, Comedy, Romance | 16 December 1963

Tom Courtenay, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne

A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.