This Sporting Life

He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.

Drama

Richard Harris

(Frank Machin)

Rachel Roberts

(Mrs. Margaret Hammond)

Alan Badel

(Gerald Weaver)

William Hartnell

('Dad' Johnson)

Colin Blakely

(Maurice Braithwaite)

Vanda Godsell

(Mrs Anne Weaver)

Anne Cunningham

(Judith)

Jack Watson

(Len Miller)

Arthur Lowe

(Charles Slomer)

Harry Markham

(Wade)

George Sewell

(Jeff)

Leonard Rossiter

(Phillips, Sports Writer)

Katherine Parr

(Mrs Farrer)

Bernadette Benson

(Lynda Hammond)

Andrew Nolan

(Ian Hammond)

Peter Duguid

(Doctor)

Wallas Eaton

(Waiter)

Anthony Woodruff

(Tom, Head Waiter)

Michael Logan

(Riley)

Murray Evans

(Hooker)

Tom Clegg

(Gower)

Ken Traill

(Trainer)

Frank Windsor

(Dentist)

John Gill

(Cameron)

Edward Fox

(Restaurant Barman (uncredited))

Glenda Jackson

(Singer at Party (uncredited))

Roy Lansford

(Man in Pub (Uncredited))

Bryan Mosley

(Man in Bar (uncredited))

Anton Rodgers

(Restaurant Customer (uncredited))