Mother rules the house with an iron hand and has such power over her daughters that they see themselves as becoming old unmarried, maids. Jodie has feelings for the local doctor, a man much older than her, for which her mother strongly disapproves. Beth finds a relationship with a male stripper in Bristol, but sees nothing in the future with Mother around. While both girls would like to be rid of Mother, nothing happens until Jodie sees images of H. R. Armstrong, the man who put the town on the map by dispatching his un-loving wife
Jonathan Pryce
Dr. Ted PhilipsImelda Staunton
Beth GreenwoodEdward Woodward
Maj. Herbert ArmstrongJonathan Hyde
George Joseph SmithJohn Mills
Jack the RipperBrenda Fricker
Iris GreenwoodEleanor Bron
JudgeJane Horrocks
Jodie Greenwood