About When the Whales Came
A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.
- Released on March 28, 1989
A pair of children befriend an eccentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home. But it turns out that the old man knows a terrible secret about the island and the whales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village.
Full Cast of When the Whales Came
Paul Scofield plays The Birdman
David Threlfall plays Jack Jenkins
Helen Mirren plays Clemmie Jenkins
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Max Rennie plays Daniel Pender
David Suchet plays Will
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John Hallam plays Treve Pender
Barbara Ewing plays Mary Pender
Dexter Fletcher plays Big Tim
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