Esther Waters
Plot: Esther goes into service in Victorian England, only to be seduced by the sweet talking groom William, who then takes off with his employer's daughter. Left alone to bring up the child, Esther manages and after 7 years has a chance at happiness

Dirk Bogarde
Kathleen Ryan
Cyril Cusack
Ivor Barnard
Fay Compton
George Hayes
Morland Graham
Mary Clare
Pauline Jameson
Shelagh Fraser
Ian Dalrymple
William Rose