Jamie leaves the children's home to live with his paternal grandmother. After working in a mine and in a tailor's shop, he is conscripted into the RAF, and goes to Egypt, where he is befriended by Robert, whose undemanding companionship releases Jamie from self-pity.
Director: Bill Douglas
Producer: Richard Craven, Judy Cottam
Writer: Bill Douglas
Jamie
Robert
Jamie's father
Father's wife
Their son, Archie
Father's girlfriend
Grandmother
Shop assistant