Tales of the Unexpected. S09 E05. The Facts of Life.

First broadcast 29th January 1988.

Young Nicholas Lillie has led a sheltered rural existence, but when he does well in the county fencing competition he is selected to play in the championships in London.

Benedict Taylor ... Nicholas Lillie
Jim Broadbent ... Mr. Lovejoy
Ronnie Stevens ... Mr. Rudge
Rosalind Bennett ... Zoe
Gerald Logan ... James Barron-Ervine
Stephen Hancock ... Mr. Lillie
Daphne Neville ... Mrs. Lillie
James Easton ... Tony
James Tapp ... Cashier
Ronald Markham ... Arthur
Genevieve Allenbury ... Croupier
John Drake ... President
Paul Vaughan-Teague ... Scorer
Ralph G. Morse ... Fencer
Tina Simmons ... Croupier