Sir Hugo Boycott
Lady Madeleine Boycott
Lord David Harborough
Nina de Lande
Sylvia Findlay
Derek Findlay
Phoebe Chivers
Dicky
Dot
Butler
Impitt
Stephen Boycott
Maid
Would-be politician Sir Hugo Boycott and his wife Madeleine have an unhappy marriage. Madeleine is aware that Hugo is a serial philanderer, and their problems are exacerbated when she fails to produce the heir he wants.