"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."
Colin Firth
as Tom Birkin
Kenneth Branagh
as James Soon
Natasha Richardson
as Alice Keach
Patrick Malahide
as Reverend Keach
Jim Carter
as Ellerbeck
Richard Vernon
as Colonel Hebron
Tony Haygarth
as Douthwaite
Tim Barker
as Mossop
Eileen O'Brien
as Mrs Ellerbeck
Vicki Arundale
as Kathy
Martin O'Neil
as Edgar
Elizabeth Anson
as Lucy Sykes
Barbara Marten
as Mrs Sykes
Ken Kitson
as Mr Sykes
Judy Gridley
as Mrs Clough
Lisa Taylor
as Emily Clough
Andrew Wilde
as Shop Assistant
David Gillies
as Milburn
John Atkinson
as Old Man on Train
David Garth
as Old Birkin
Simon Gray
Screenplay
Pat O'Connor
Director
JL Carr
Novel
Howard Blake
Original Music Composer
Kenneth MacMillan
Director of Photography
Michelle Guish
Casting
Leo Austin
Production Design
Judy Moorcroft
Costume Design
Johnny Goodman
Executive Producer
John Victor-Smith
Editor
Carole Bennett
Hairstylist
John Hambley
Derek Nice
Set Decoration
Jenny Shircore
Makeup Artist
Tony Dawe
Sound Mixer
Kenith Trodd
Producer
Richard Elton
Art Direction