The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
On an idyllic summer afternoon in the summer of 1943, a group of children play in the West Country hills, fields and forests. With no adults around, they indulge in spontaneous games and horseplay - sometimes echoing the distant war, at other times revealing their own insecurities and petty vindictiveness.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Dennis PotterWriter
- Brian GibsonDirector
- Marc WilkinsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Colin WellandWillie
- Michael ElphickPeter
- Robin EllisJohn
- John BirdRaymond
- Helen MirrenAngela
- Janine DuvitskiAudrey
- Colin JeavonsDonald
- Dennis PotterNarrator (voice, uncredited)
Stills
Themes
1940sgloucestershirechildren