A bored retired soldier seeks Parker Pyne's help to get some excitement in his life.
William Gaunt as Major John Wilbraham Angela Easterling as Miss Lemon Maurice Denham as Parker Pyne Lally Bowers as Mrs Oliver Veronica Strong as Madeleine de Sara Derek Smee as Head Waiter Karen Mount as English Rose Patricia Garwood as Freda Clegg Jason Norman as Charlie Paul Dadson as Neville Barbara New as Mrs Benson Lewis Fiander as Mr Reid Peter Brayham as Thug 1 Terence Plummer (as Terry Plummer) as Thug 2 Walter Gaunt as Wally John Kearney as The Postman