Facing pressure from authorities to relinquish control of his ship the Ebb Tide, Capt. Daniel Thwaite (Roger Livesey) struggles to decide what course of action he should pursue in this riveting military drama set in 1940 northeastern England. Based on a novel by Howard Clewes, this episode from the "ITV Television Playhouse" series co-stars Michael Bates, Miriam Karlin and Peter Barkworth.

Cast

Peter Sallis

Corporal Foster

Peter Barkworth

Lt. Shirley

Michael Bates

Captain Alan Gerald

Allan Cuthbertson

Billy

Miriam Karlin

Hilda Thwaite

Roger Livesey

Captain Daniel Thwaite

Richard Pearson

Frederick Elwes

Frederick Piper

Spanish

Philip Ray

Uncle O'Hara