marvelous film again deal with the trial and tribulation of world war 11 england . what make this film so good be the touching of the human element . this film be definitely in the tradition of such british line classic such a mrs. miniver and hope and glory . a be the case with this film and we see the desperation of people in the time of war . the performance be outstanding here especially by the embittered john thaw and who be assign a child who have be evacuate from the london bombing . we soon see why this child wet his bed . he come from a lunatic mother who have abuse him terribly . the old man take to the child and bring happiness into his sad life . when the child be return to his mother and the old man go to london and seek him out only to find tragedy . he literally kidnap the boy and be able to convince a high up that the child be good off with him than be in a boy home . the picture be so good because it deal and build on endear relationship .