Plot

A German war bride and son face prejudice in England after the father abandons them. A reverend and housekeeper help until the father returns and tragedy ensues. 40 years later, a gravedigger uncovers a long-buried secret from the past.

THE WAR IS OVER BUT THE CONFLICT CONTINUES... The year is 1950. German war bride Anna and her young son Peter have relocated from Berlin to England to reunite with her British husband Jack Simpson, but face a furious backlash from the local community because of her German heritage. With Jack nowhere to be seen, Anna finds herself evicted from the family home. She turns to the local Reverend, Charles Wilson and his housekeeper, Miss Evans, for help. But then Jack Simpson returns, with tragic consequences. Decades later, a chance discovery by a gravedigger makes news headlines. A forty year old secret is about to be unearthed.—Richard Dee-Roberts