In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier.
Joan Plowright
Nellie
Billie Whitelaw
Margo
Pete Postlethwaite
Jack
Jane Horrocks
Rita
Tim Ransom
Wesley
Pippa Hinchley
Val
Rosemary Martin
Mrs Manders
Tony Haygarth
Mr Manders
Michael James Reed
Chuck
Sam Douglas
Cpl Zawadski
Bert Parnaby
Mr Barnes
Lorraine Ashbourne
Factory Girl
The History of Love
Private Peaceful
The Sound Barrier
Dear John
Battleground
Field of Lost Shoes
Not Easily Broken
The Magic of Ordinary Days
Maria's Lovers
An Ordinary Man