When We Are Married

Story

Synopsis

Three long-married couples in northern England discover that their marriages are in fact invalid, causing much re-evaluation and chaos. This was the fourth television film version made by the BBC of this comedy by J. B. Priestley. It featured several actors repeating their rôles from the earlier 1951 version including Frank Pettingell, Helena Pickard and Eileen Beldon.

Writers

J. B. Priestley

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

25 December 1957

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Frank Pettingell

  Henry Ormonroyd

• 

  Helena Pickard

  Annie Parker

• 

  Mark Dignam

  Councillor Albert Parker

• Alison Bayley

  Lottie Grady

• Eileen Beldon

  Clara Soppitt

• Violet Carson

  Maria Helliwell

• Marian Dawson

  Mrs. Northrop

• Murray Hayne

  Gerald Forbes

• 

  Robert James

  The Rev. Clement Mercer

• John Sharp

  Alderman Joseph Helliwell

• Martin Starkie

  Fred Dyson

• 

  Joan Sydney

  Ruby Birtle