When Silas challenges the wirier Goffy Windsor to a five-mile race around the local countryside, Uncle George takes bets on the result and Silas is sure of victory. However, after suffering a series of ailments Silas realizes that he will have to cheat and, literally, take short cuts to win.
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