A Day at the Beach

Bernie is a silver tongued wanderer with a fondness for drink and no clear goal in life. What was supposed to be a day of fun at the seaside turns to dust as he drinks his way through a seaside resort community, trailing his little niece Winnie.

Cast

Mark Burns

as Bernie

Beatie Edney

as Winnie

Peter Sellers

as Stallholder

Graham Stark

as Pipi

Fiona Lewis

as Melissa

Jack MacGowran

as Collector

Maurice Roëves

as Nicholas

Joanna Dunham

as Tonie

Eva Dahlbeck

as Cafe Proprietress

Sisse Reingaard

as Cafe Proprietress' Daughter

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