A down-at-heel, ageing seaside comedian realises the misery he has caused those who love him as he reminisces on his decline both as an entertainer and as a man. John Osborne's drama, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright, alongside Albert Finney and Alan Bates in their screen debuts, with Shirley Anne Field, Brenda de Banzie, Roger Livesey and Thora Hird