When the Whales Came
A pair of children befriend an eccentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home. But it turns out that the old man knows a terrible secret about the island and the whales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village.
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A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real. A pair of children befriend an eccentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home. But it turns out that the old man knows a terrible secret about the island and the whales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village.
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Directors
Clive Rees
Writers
Michael Morpurgo
Cast
Paul Scofield, David Threlfall, Helen Mirren, Helen Pearce, Max Rennie, David Suchet, Jeremy Kemp, John Hallam, Barbara Ewing, Dexter Fletcher, Nicholas Jones, Joanna Bartholemew, Barbara Jefford, Fergus Rees
Production
American Continental Corp., Golden Swan, ITV Central
Languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
