A Dedicated Man

Overview

Edith is a hotel waitress, single and in her mid-forties, with a major infatuation on Maurice Silcox, the hotel's head waiter. But Edith becomes distraught when she learns that Maurice has been offered a more prestigious job at a luxury hotel. Maurice explains to Edith that he can only take the position if he is married. Unaware Edith's crush, Maurice proposes. She accepts and they set up a household for business purposes only -- complete with a photograph of a make-believe son. As Edith continues to live with this charade, her obsession with Maurice and the "son" grows, leading to a shocking and disturbing outcome!

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Cast

Joan Plowright

Edith

Alec McCowen

Silcox

Marged Esli

Carrie

Maria Mescki

Doreen

Aimée Delamain

Miss Bird

Peter Martin

Reg

Brenda Elder

Betty

Patti Nicholls

Rita