worth ▁plays ▁a ▁bank ▁manager , ▁Mark ▁T elf ord , ▁who ▁takes ▁a ▁back ward ▁step ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁retre at ▁from ▁the ▁rat ▁race . ▁ ▁He ▁rel in qu ishes ▁his ▁job ▁in ▁international ▁bank ing ▁and ▁becomes ▁a ▁local ▁branch ▁manager ▁in ▁D over . ▁ ▁T elf ord ' s ▁wife ▁Laura ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Hann ah ▁Gordon ) ▁and ▁son ▁Peter ▁( Michael ▁Mal oney ) ▁remain ▁in ▁London . ▁Keith ▁Bar ron ▁plays ▁Tim ▁Hart , ▁Laura ' s ▁the atr ical ▁colle ague ▁who ▁is ▁keen ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁her , ▁and ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁does ▁have ▁a ▁brief ▁l ia ison . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁win ▁back ▁his ▁wife , ▁T elf ord ▁gives ▁up ▁the ▁D over ▁job ▁and ▁returns ▁to ▁international ▁bank ing . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁created ▁and ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁BBC ▁by ▁B ark worth ▁himself ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁colle agues ▁( including ▁Mark ▁Sh ivas ) ▁through ▁a ▁company ▁called ▁A str ame ad . ▁ ▁T elf ord ' s ▁Change ▁consisted ▁of ▁only ▁one ▁series ▁of ▁ten ▁episodes . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁British ▁drama ▁television ▁series ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁British ▁television ▁series ▁deb uts ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁British ▁television ▁series ▁end ings ▁Category : B BC ▁television ▁dram as ▁Category : English - language ▁television ▁programs <0x0A> </s> ▁I wan ▁B ala ▁(