By David Gooderson. It is spring 1918 and the Allies are in retreat. The military authorities summon a priest, Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy , to restore morale. He does this with manic enthusiasm, but three years later on Armistice Day he denounces the war as madness. The true story of "Woodbine Willlie". with Stephen Thorne. David King. John Hollis , Michael Onslow. Malcolm Ward. James Taylor , Tom Bevan , Nicholas Murchie and Kim Wall Director Richard Wortley Rpt