The second of four films that show what happens when human beings are brought face to face with a code to which they must conform.
Into the Benedictine Monastery at Ampleforth come two young postulants. In joining the Order they throw off the demands and pressures of the 20th century, but assume those of the 6th century as enshrined in the Rule of St Benedict.
Their lives are completely altered. Gone are hopes of wealth, marriage and independence. But in their place is the eventual prospect of inner contentment and peace - always provided they can school themselves to reject one world by embracing the disciplines of the other.
("Really, we're just ordinary chaps doing an ordinary job.": page 11)