Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they are friends. But soon they become lovers, as Mary, drawn to Tim's innocence and magnetism, begins to teach him all about life - and love.
Piper Laurie
as Mary Horton
Mel Gibson
as Tim Melville
Alwyn Kurts
as Ron Melville
Pat Evison
as Em Melville
Peter Gwynne
as Tom Ainsley
Deborah Kennedy
as Dawnie Melville
Michael Caulfield
as John Martinson
Allan Penney
as Mr. Thompson
Brenda Senders
as Mrs. Parker
Brian Barrie
as Dr. Perkins
David Foster
as Mick Harrington
Geoff Usher
as Minister