Written by Jeremy Burnham
A serial in 13 parts devised by Gerard Glaister and Allan Prior
Starring Maurice Colbourne as Tom Howard, Jan Harvey as Jan Howard, Dulcie Gray as Kate Harvey, Glyn Owen as Jack Rolfe, Susan Gilmore as Avril Rolfe, Stephen Yardley as Ken Masters and Tony Anholt as Charles Frere
'I don't want to be a lifeline, Tom. It's nice to be needed - but not because there's no other choice.'
'Always there', sung by Marti Webb, and the theme tune to the series are on records RESL 190 or 12 RSL 190; Simon's Way, including 'Anyone can fall in love' and 'Always there' is on record or cassette REB/ZCF 594
(Ceefax subtitles)