Newspaper reporter Nat Hearn returns home after serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II. When one of the paper's owners dies, the man's partner and son offers Nat a position as editor in return for his financial backing. But Nat's reluctance to shy away from controversial issues raises more than a few eyebrows.

• Sarah Churchill
• Norman Wooland
• Cyril Cusack
• Ronald Adam
• Bryan Forbes
• James Hayter
• Fabia Drake
• John Salew