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.
| Writing | Michael Morpurgo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michael Morpurgo | Novel |
| Directing | Clive Rees | Director |
| Production | Simon Channing Williams | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindy Hemming | Costume Design |
| Sound | Christopher Gunning | Music |
| Camera | Robert Paynter | Director of Photography |
