First broadcast 5th November 1976.

Jack and Dolly move, with Matt, to their superior new house though Dolly, unable to bear children and anxious to adopt, is heart-broken to find that Jack's prison record will prevent this.

James Bolam ... Jack Ford
Susan Jameson ... Jessie Seaton
James Garbutt ... Bill Seaton
Jean Heywood ... Bella Seaton
John Nightingale ... Tom Seaton
Malcolm Terris ... Matt Headley
Madelaine Newton ... Dolly
Geoffrey Rose ... Arthur Ashton
Roddy McMillan ... John McNeil
Colin Scattergood ... Harry Duffy
Bob Ritchie ... Stan
Al Clarke ... Jimmy
Jackie Lye ... Minnie Bates (as Jacky Lye)
Noel O'Connell ... Young Tommy