Silas agrees to fight a much younger and fitter boxer known as the Gorilla, in a fairground side-show and plans to weaken his opponent by giving him a diet which will debilitate him. However it fails to work and Mrs. Betts is forced to take drastic action to save Silas from a good hiding.
Casts:
Albert Finney, Sue Johnston, Joe Prospero, Julian Holloway, Jennifer Piercey, Janet Henfrey, Lisa Kay, Andrew Greenough, Harriet Walter, Charlotte Rampling, Beatie Edney, Bryan Pringle, Tim Preece, Annabelle Apsion, Lynda Bellingham, Emma Fielding, Lesley Dunlop