Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with a television newsreader. Against the advice of her best friend, Lydia, Rosamund chooses to keep the baby and adjusts her life to include both her studies and her pregnancy. However, when the baby is born, an unforeseen complication threatens the self-sufficient life Rosamund plans for herself.
| Writing | Margaret Drabble | Screenplay |
| Directing | Waris Hussein | Director |
| Directing | Ariel Levy | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Teresa Bolland | Production Manager |
| Camera | Ron Robson | Camera Operator |
| Art | Bernard Sarron | Production Design |
| Sound | Michael Dress | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Lawrance | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Jake Wright | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Bill Blunden | Editor |
| Art | Tony Curtis | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susie Hill | Hairdresser |
| Writing | Margaret Drabble | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evelyn Gibbs | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Milton Subotsky | Producer |
| Production | Max Rosenberg | Producer |
| Crew | Peter Suschitzky | Cinematography |
