Andrea, a gifted young Polish violinist from Krakow, is bound for America when he is swept overboard by a storm. When the Widdington sisters discover the handsome stranger on the beach below their house, they nurse him back to health. However, the presence of the musically talented young man disrupts the peaceful lives of Ursula and Janet and the community in which they live.

• UK Film Council
• Baker Street
• Judi Dench
• Maggie Smith
• Daniel Brühl
• Freddie Jones
• Natascha McElhone
• Miriam Margolyes
• David Warner
• Clive Russell