A boy reads about the attacks of a unknown animal on livestock in the town. He plans to run his own investigation. The so called beast however is also used as a metaphor for every day problems the townsfolk face.
Lynton Dearden
as Bill Coward
Tony Melody
as Chunder
Freddie Fletcher
as Ned Coward
Paul Simpson
as Mick Dalton
Dave Hill
as Oggy
Roberta Kerr
as Mrs. Dalton
David Fleeshman
as Jim Dalton
Willie Ross
as Danny
George Malpas
as Bill Howgill
Howard Crossley
as Big Man
Jonathan Parkinson
as Hargreaves
Julian Walsh
as Tinker