A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.
Cast
Colin Firth
Tom Birkin
Kenneth Branagh
James Moon
Natasha Richardson
Alice Keach
Patrick Malahide
Reverend Keach
Jim Carter
Ellerbeck
Richard Vernon
Colonel Hebron
Tony Haygarth
Douthwaite
Tim Barker
Mossop
Eileen O'Brien
Mrs Ellerbeck
Vicki Arundale
Kathy
Martin O'Neil
Edgar
Elizabeth Anson
Lucy Sykes
Barbara Marten
Mrs Sykes
Ken Kitson
Mr Sykes
Judy Gridley
Mrs Clough
Lisa Taylor
Emily Clough
Andrew Wilde
Shop Assistant
David Gillies
Milburn
John Atkinson
Old Man on Train
David Garth
Old Birkin
Crew
Pat O'Connor
Director
Simon Gray
Screenplay
JL Carr
Novel
John Victor-Smith
Editor
Kenneth MacMillan
Director of Photography
Johnny Goodman
Executive Producer
John Hambley
Executive Producer
Kenith Trodd
Producer
Leo Austin
Production Design
Michelle Guish
Casting
Judy Moorcroft
Costume Design
Carole Bennett
Hairstylist
Jenny Shircore
Makeup Artist
Tony Dawe
Sound Mixer
Howard Blake
Original Music Composer
Derek Nice
Set Decoration
Richard Elton
Art Direction
