Edith is a hotel waitress, single and in her mid-forties, with a major infatuation on Maurice Silcox, the hotel's head waiter. But Edith becomes distraught when she learns that Maurice has been offered a more prestigious job at a luxury hotel. Maurice explains to Edith that he can only take the position if he is married. Unaware Edith's crush, Maurice proposes. She accepts and they set up a household for business purposes only -- complete with a photograph of a make-believe son. As Edith continues to live with this charade, her obsession with Maurice and the "son" grows, leading to a shocking and disturbing outcome!
Joan Plowright
as Edith
Alec McCowen
as Silcox
Marged Esli
as Carrie
Maria Mescki
as Doreen
Aimée Delamain
as Miss Bird
Peter Martin
as Reg
Brenda Elder
as Betty
Patti Nicholls
as Rita