Tom Fitzhenry is an ugly and reclusive aristocrat who lives on his own in a large mansion. He despairs of ever having a relationship with a woman... until Cathy comes into his life when she and her father come to repair the house's ageing plumbing.

• Talkback Thames
• Thames Television
• Martin Clunes
• Sienna Guillory
• Peter Vaughan
• Cristian Solimeno
• Sam Kelly
• Gwenllian Davies
• Cornelius Booth