When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came

100 mins | Drama | March 28, 1989

A pair of children befriend an eccentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home. But it turns out that the old man knows a terrible secret about the island and the whales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village.

When the Whales Came

100 mins | Drama | March 28, 1989

When the Whales Came
A pair of children befriend an eccentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home. But it turns out that the old man knows a terrible secret about the island and the whales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers ITV Central, American Continental Corp., Golden Swan
Original title When the Whales Came
Directors Clive Rees
Writers Michael Morpurgo

Cast

Paul Scofield

as The Birdman

David Threlfall

as Jack Jenkins

Helen Mirren

as Clemmie Jenkins

Helen Pearce

as Gracie Jenkins

Max Rennie

as Daniel Pender

David Suchet

as Will

Jeremy Kemp

as Mr. Wellbeloved

John Hallam

as Treve Pender

Barbara Ewing

as Mary Pender

Dexter Fletcher

as Big Tim

Nicholas Jones

as Vicar

Joanna Bartholemew

as Miss Tregarthen

Barbara Jefford

as Auntie Mildred

Fergus Rees

as The Birdman as a Boy