After her husband is captured during WWII, homesteader Alice is forced to maintain their land herself. One day, a wandering soldier named Barton stops by the farm and the pair begin a relationship. When the military police pass through the area looking for deserters, Barton is forced to disguise himself as a woman to stay with Alice. But he soon catches the eye of a sergeant posted nearby.
Glenda Jackson
as Alice Charlesworth
Oliver Reed
as Arthur, the Sergeant
Brian Deacon
as J.L. Barton
Anthony May
as Subaltern
Gavin Richards
as Stan
Jenny Lee Wright
as Christine
Kenneth Colley
as Provo Corporal
Daphne Heard
as Shopkeeper
Zelah Clarke
as First Girl
Colin Rix
as Compere
Ioan Meredith
as Guard
