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When the Whales Came

Genre:Drama

Released:1989-03-28

Runtime:100

Overview

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.


Cast:

Paul Scofield

Character: The Birdman

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David Threlfall

Character: Jack Jenkins

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Helen Mirren

Character: Clemmie Jenkins

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Helen Pearce

Character: Gracie Jenkins

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Max Rennie

Character: Daniel Pender

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David Suchet

Character: Will

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Jeremy Kemp

Character: Mr. Wellbeloved

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John Hallam

Character: Treve Pender

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Barbara Ewing

Character: Mary Pender

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Dexter Fletcher

Character: Big Tim

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Nicholas Jones

Character: Vicar

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Joanna Bartholemew

Character: Miss Tregarthen

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Barbara Jefford

Character: Auntie Mildred

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Fergus Rees

Character: The Birdman as a Boy

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