Editing This Sporting Life (section)

==Cast==
{{Castlist|
* [[Richard Harris]] as Frank Machin
* [[Rachel Roberts (actress)|Rachel Roberts]] as Margaret Hammond
* [[Alan Badel]] as Gerald Weaver, an owner of the rugby league team
* [[William Hartnell]] as "Dad" Johnson, a scout for the rugby league team
* [[Colin Blakely]] as Maurice Braithwaite, a rugby league player
* [[Vanda Godsell]] as Anne Weaver, Gerald's wife
* [[Anne Cunningham]] as Judith, Maurice's girlfriend
* [[Jack Watson (actor)|Jack Watson]] as Len Miller, captain of the rugby league team
* [[Arthur Lowe]] as Charles Slomer, an owner of the rugby league team
* Harry Markham as Wade, the coach of the rugby league team
* [[George Sewell]] as Jeff, a rugby league player
* [[Leonard Rossiter]] as Phillips, a sports writer
* [[Katherine Parr (actress)|Katherine Parr]] as Mrs. Farrer, Margaret's neighbor
* Bernadette Benson as Lynda Hammond, Margaret's daughter
* Andrew Nolan as Ian Hammond, Margaret's son
* Peter Duguid as Margaret's doctor
* [[Wallas Eaton]] as a waiter at the restaurant
* Anthony Woodruff as Thomas, the head waiter 
* [[Tom Clegg (actor)|Tom Clegg]] as Gower, a rugby league player
* [[Ken Traill]] as Ken, a trainer for the rugby league team
* [[Frank Windsor]] as the dentist
* Kim Leslie as the singer at the nightclub (uncredited)
* [[Edward Fox (actor)|Edward Fox]] as Bruce, the barman at the restaurant (uncredited)
* Ian Thompson as the Batley Town captain (uncredited){{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
}}