An aging gay couple owns a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them is a part-time actor about to go on trial for propositioning a police officer. The action takes place over the course of one night as they discuss their loving but often volatile past together and possible future without each other.

Rex Harrison
as Charles Dyer

Richard Burton
as Harry Leeds

Cathleen Nesbitt
as Harry's Mother

Beatrix Lehmann
as Charlie's Mother

Stephen Lewis
as Jack

Neil Wilson
as Policeman

Gordon Heath
as Postman

Avril Angers
as Miss Ricard

Shelagh Fraser
as Cub Mistress

Gwen Nelson
as Matron