In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.

• Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions
• J. Arthur Rank Organisation
• Richard Harris
• Rachel Roberts
• Alan Badel
• William Hartnell
• Colin Blakely
• Vanda Godsell
• Anne Cunningham
• Jack Watson