Dear Mr. Prohack

A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation for fiscal prudence is left a great deal of money and has no idea how to cope with sudden personal wealth.

Cast

Cecil Parker

as Arthur Prohack

Dirk Bogarde

as Charles Prohack

Hermione Baddeley

as Eve Prohack

Sheila Sim

as Mary Prohack

Glynis Johns

as Mimi Warburton

Denholm Elliott

as Oswald Morfrey

Jon Pertwee

as Plover

Heather Thatcher

as Lady Maslam

Campbell Cotts

as Sir Paul Spinner

Bryan Forbes

as Tony

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