In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the family brewing empire, since the present head of the business, Sir Frederick, is getting old. The results of the 1945 general election causes a major stir, and some angry farmers occupy a barn.
- Genre: Drama, TV Movie
- Studio: BBC
- Keyword: country house, world war ii, patriarch, war photographer, spanish civil war (1936-39), birthday party, family business , conservatism, ballroom dancing, male homosexuality, election, presumed dead, long lost relative, female journalist, family gathering, squatting, socialists, dinner party, missing daughter, christening, dead son, wealthy family, estranged family, wealth distribution, business successor
- Cast: Leo McKern, James Fox, Wendy Hiller, Penelope Wilton, Jill Bennett, Deborah Norton
