A schoolteacher plagued by alcoholism and his refusal to serve in World War II, Graham Weir inspires contempt in almost everyone around him, including his bitter wife, Anna. When the lovely young Shirley Taylor, one of Weir's students, falls for her unfortunate instructor, he is tempted and flattered but turns down her advances. Taylor's subsequent actions make Weir's life even more complicated.

Graham Weir

Anna Weir

Shirley Taylor

Mitchell

O'Hara

Trowman

Detective Sergeant Keirnan

Ferguson

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Taylor

Sylvan-Jones

Joan

Constance

Magistrate

Thompson

Lodger

Chard

Virginia
August 16, 1962

Graham Weir

Anna Weir

Shirley Taylor

Mitchell

O'Hara

Trowman

Detective Sergeant Keirnan

Ferguson

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Taylor

Sylvan-Jones

Joan

Constance

Magistrate

Thompson

Lodger

Chard

Virginia
