When We Are Married

Overview

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.

Top cast

Frank Pettingell

Henry Ormonroyd

Helena Pickard

Annie Parker

Mark Dignam

Councillor Albert Parker

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Alison Bayley

Lottie Grady

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Eileen Beldon

Clara Soppitt

Violet Carson

Maria Helliwell

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Marian Dawson

Mrs. Northrop

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Murray Hayne

Gerald Forbes

Robert James

The Rev. Clement Mercer

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John Sharp

Alderman Joseph Helliwell

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Martin Starkie

Fred Dyson

Joan Sydney

Ruby Birtle

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Elaine Usher

Nancy Holmes

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