Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from his job, he finds solace in the bottle. All seems hopeless until Jacqueline breaks through her father's self-imposed gloom and helps him to regenerate. An adaptation of the novel 'A Grand Man', by Catherine Cookson.
Mike McNeil
Elizabeth McNeil
Jacqueline McNeil
Peter Lord
John Flannagan
Mrs. Flannagan
Mr. Owen, the Parson
Mrs. McBride
Mrs. McMullen
Michael McNeil, Jacqueline's Brother
Sara Flannagan
Jack McBride
Maggie Flannagan
Campbell
Schoolmaster
Bob Quinton
Mr. Pike, the Organist
Baxter
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