

Based on the novel by L. P. Hartley, The Hireling is a dissection of antiquated but hardly dormant British class distinctions as a lonely socialite and her chauffeur become more than friends.
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Cast

Robert Shaw
Steven Ledbetter

Sarah Miles
Lady Franklin

Peter Egan
Captain Hugh Cantrip

Caroline Mortimer
Connie

Elizabeth Sellars
Lady Franklin's mother

Ian Hogg
Davis

Lyndon Brook
Doctor
Patricia Lawrence
Mrs. Hansen

Petra Markham
Edith

Christine Hargreaves
Doreen

Alison Leggatt
Passenger with Dog
Alec Wallis
Pub Landlord
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