The Camomile lawn

It is August 1939, and Helena and Richard Cuthbertson with their young niece, Sophy, are preparing for the annual visit to Cornwall, where they meet with Richard’s other nephews and nieces - Oliver, Calypso, Polly and Walter. Sophy is resented by her aunt and has little in common with her invalid uncle, who lost a leg in the trenches. The cousins plan to run the ‘terror run’ - a fearless night-time dash along the cliff path. Helena and Richard invite Max and Monika Erstweiler - Austrian refugees to the ritual dinner before the ‘terror run’. Max is a renowned classical violinist, and he and Monika believe their only son is now in a concentration camp. The night is brought abruptly to an end by news from Polly and Walter’s father that the hospital where he is a surgeon is about to be evacuated. War must be imminent… Based on the novel by Mary Wesley. Stars Felicity Kendal and Paul Eddington.