When the Whales Came

    When the Whales Came
    1989

    Synopsis

    A pair of children befriend an eccentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home. But it turns out that the old man knows a terrible secret about the island and the whales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village.

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    Cast

    • Paul ScofieldThe Birdman
    • David ThrelfallJack Jenkins
    • Helen MirrenClemmie Jenkins
    • Helen PearceGracie Jenkins
    • Max RennieDaniel Pender
    • David SuchetWill
    • Jeremy KempMr. Wellbeloved
    • John HallamTreve Pender
    • Barbara EwingMary Pender
    • Dexter FletcherBig Tim

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