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Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Wartime drama. A housewife copes with an embittered and alcoholic husband while she and the rest of her village prepare for a visit by Eleanor Roosevelt.

Contributors

Mrs Ellis:
Flora Robson
Margaret Ellis:
Sheila Sim
John Ellis:
Eric Portman
Lady Mott:
Isabel Jeans
Bob Tyndale:
Walter Fitzgerald
Geoffrey Winthrop:
Philip Friend
Mrs Nora Mumford:
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs Bridget Walsh:
Maire O'Neill
Pub customer:
Kathleen Harrison
Scottish officer in pub:
John Laurie
Director:
Lance Comfort

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

The story of a ship from its construction to its participation at Dunkirk and finally its sinking at the Battle of Crete. As the ship sinks, the crew remember their loved ones. Show more

Contributors

Captain 'D':
Noel Coward
O/S 'Shorty' Blake:
John Mills
Alix Kinross:
Celia Johnson
Mrs Hardy:
Joyce Carey
Freda Lewis:
Kay Walsh
Chief Petty Officer Walter Hardy:
Bernard Miles
Director:
Noel Coward
Director:
David Lean
Producer:
Noel Coward