An old-fashioned love story set in the South Wales valleys during the 1930s. Well-to-do doctor Andrew joins his father's infirmary, and in miner's daughter Bethan finds a spirit lacking in his previous girlfriends. The two fall in love, but their differing backgrounds prove a major sticking point.

Jeremy Sheffield
as Dr. Andrew John

Kate Jarman
as Nurse Bethan Powell

Geraldine James
as Elizabeth Powell

David Troughton
as Evan Powell

Judy Parfitt
as Isobel John

David Warner
as Dr. Theo John

Robert Gwyn Davin
as Lew Richards

Siobhan Flynn
as Laura Ronconi

Andrew Howard
as Alun Price

Celyn Jones
as Trevor Lewis