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As a young man, Tom, prepares to leave the Suffolk village of his birth, voices and experiences from his family's past crowd in on his mind, weaving a poetic tapestry of the love of home and the longing to get away from it.

Top Cast

  • Stanley Baxter

    Stanley Baxter

    Blacksmith

  • Ronald Blythe

    Ronald Blythe

    The Vicar

  • Ethel Branton

    Ethel Branton

    Mrs. Quantrill

  • Lyn Brooks

    Lyn Brooks

    Charlotte Rouse

  • Garrow Shand

    Garrow Shand

    Tom Rouse

  • Peggy Cole

    Peggy Cole

    Dulcie Rouse

  • Barbara Tilney

    Barbara Tilney

    Jean Quantrill

  • Ida Page

    Ida Page

    Aunt Ida

  • Ted Dedman

    Ted Dedman

    Ted

Overview

As a young man, Tom, prepares to leave the Suffolk village of his birth, voices and experiences from his family's past crowd in on his mind, weaving a poetic tapestry of the love of home and the longing to get away from it.

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