Aging historian Gerald Middleton is taciturn and methodical, a creature of habit who prefers his daily routine undisturbed. Separated from his wife and disapproving of his youngest son’s job, Middleton's life and career are beginning to lose meaning. Keenly aware of his faults and the void he's created around himself, Middleton is forced back into society once more as his past catches up with him.

• Richard Johnson
• Douglas Hodge
• Simon Chandler
• Matthew Owens
• Elizabeth Spriggs
• Briony Glassco
• Nicholas Jones
• Deborah Findlay