[1] It stars Julie Walters and Duncan Preston and was directed by Baz Taylor as part of ITV's Screenplay series.

[3] The film was notable for early TV appearances in minor roles by rising stars Maggie Steed, Tracey Ullman and George Costigan.

At the first, drama teacher Frances is defiantly single and enjoying living alone, but shortly after spending Christmas with her family, she meets an actor, Jim and they begin dating.

Costume: Diane Holmes Make-up: Sarah Horseman Casting Director: Priscilla John Film Editor: Bob Morton Designer: Colin Rees Producer: Peter Eckersley Director: Baz Taylor Music & Lyrics by Victoria Wood, arranged and conducted by Jim Parker.

Reviews were mixed, with Mary Kenny in the Daily Mail full of praise for dialogue which combined the idiomatic drollness of Les Dawson with the refinement of Jean Anouilh; whereas The Guardian's Stanley Reynolds thought it "padded out with vulgar speeches...Lines delivered as if they were heroic truths, as if they were not only great gems of wit but also terribly socially significant.