Rachel Roberts

Sacked film-maker Viktor invents a computerised actress, but can't deal with the secrecy and success when her first film scores at the box office.

A savagely funny story about the rise and fall - and rise again - of ayoung coffee salesman in this wondrous mixture of wickedness, energy ,humor and folly.

Early twenty-something Arthur Seaton was born into a working class family in Nottingham, England, and seems destined to remain in that working class life. To dull the pain of his life, he spends his time boozing on Saturday nights, and having an affair with the more mature Brenda, a mother and wife married to his friend and co-worker, Jack.