Overview
Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his mother in a shared rented house with an assortment of characters in central London. Although well intentioned, he becomes mixed up with gangsters and murder. The story focuses on the effects this has on Percy and the other residents.
Director and cast
- Sidney Gilliat Director
- Richard Attenborough as Percy Boon
- Alastair Sim as Mr. Squales
- Fay Compton as Mrs. Josser
- Stephen Murray as Uncle Henry
- Wylie Watson as Mr. Josser
- Susan Shaw as Doris Josser
- Hugh Griffith as Headlam Fynne
- Joyce Carey as Mrs Vizzard
- Ivy St. Helier as Connie Coke
- Andrew Crawford Cast
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