Stanley McDermott, a man you could set your clock by, finds himself locked out of his work three weeks short of his 65th birthday. To the despair of his wife Brenda, he starts to contemplate the meaning of life until a bittersweet twist of tragedy next door offers him a glimmer of hope.

• Jimmy McGovern
• Alice Nutter
• Danny Brocklehurst

• Ruth Jones
• Lee Boardman
• David Schofield