| Dr Robyn Penrose is a lecturer in English at Rummidge University. Vic Wilcox is the Managing Director of Pringle's, an engineering firm in Rummidge. They meet when Robyn is told by her Head of Department to "shadow" Vic as part of Industry Year. They are initially hostile to each other but gradually come to understand each other's point of view. Based on the novel by David Lodge. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| David Calder | Stuart Baxter | 4 |
| Warren Clarke | Vic Wilcox | 4 |
| Haydn Gwynne | Dr. Robyn Penrose | 4 |
| John Forgeham | Brian Everthorpe | 4 |
| Janet Dale | Marjorie Wilcox | 4 |
| Tricia George | Shirley | 4 |
| Tariq Yunus | Danny Ram | 4 |
| Martin Jacobs | Charles Bennett | 3 |
| John Arthur | Tom Rigby | 3 |
| Steve Money | Foundry Worker | 2 |
| Patrick Pearson | Basil Penrose | 2 |
| Christopher Godwin | Prof. Philip Swallow | 2 |
| Andrew Tiernan | Raymond Wilcox | 1 |
| Norman Chancer | Prof. Morris Zapp | 1 |
| Vitus Zeplichal | Dr. Patsch | 1 |
| Vass Anderson | Teacher - 1951 | 1 |
| Daphne Neville | Hilary Swallow | 1 |
| George A. Cooper | Mr. Wilcox Snr | 1 |