The Man Who Cried

Abel Mason is a man caught in a loveless marriage with a harridan wife who constantly berates him and beats their son Dick. When the one woman he loves dies at the hands of her husband after he was sent a letter by Mason's wife, exposing the affair, Abel leaves her for good taking to the road and young Dick with him.

Cast

Kate Buffery

Florrie Donnely

Ciarán Hinds

Abel Mason

Amanda Root

Hilda Maxwell

Daniel Massey

Peter Maxwell

Crew

Michael Whyte

Director

Stan Barstow

Writer

Catherine Cookson

Novel