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Status
Released
Release
1955
Runtime
0m
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.
13 Cast Members
Peter Sallis
Corporal Foster
Peter Barkworth
Lt. Shirley
Michael Bates
Captain Alan Gerald
Newton Blick
Fisherman
Allan Cuthbertson
Billy
Miriam Karlin
Hilda Thwaite
Roger Livesey
Captain Daniel Thwaite
Doria Noar
Agnes
Richard Pearson
Frederick Elwes
Frederick Piper
Spanish
Philip Ray
Uncle O'Hara
Robert Sansom
Commanding Officer
Peter Wigsell
Sentry