Short | Drama | Fantasy | Scotland | 48min
Cast: Cyril Cusack, Wendy Morgan, Sandra Voe
Captain Bill Torvald (Cyril Cusack) has retired to his quiet home in Orkney after fifty years at sea. When a young woman, Andrina (Wendy Morgan), begins visiting him through the dark winter, he is grateful for her kindness and company. But as she starts to inquire about his past, he worries about the long-held secret he’ll have to reveal to her.
Filmed entirely on location in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Based on a short story by George MacKay Brown, adapted and directed by Bill Forsyth for BBC Scotland.