When 10-year-old Willie is evacuated from the East End of London, he is chosen by Zander, 13-year-old son of an army captain, to be his companion in a rambling country house.
Jean Alexander
as Nanny
Charles Kay
as Captain Bassett
Philip Boddy
as Zander
Lee Turnbull
as Willie
Tat Whalley
as Soldier Blake
Gordon Griffin
as Uncle Wallace
Edward Highmore
as Dad
Jack May
as Grandfather
Alexa Povah
as Aunt Ruth
Jemima Rooper
as Annabel