Overview

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.

Cast

Paul Scofield, David Threlfall, Helen Mirren, Helen Pearce, Max Rennie, David Suchet, Jeremy Kemp, John Hallam

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What is "When the Whales Came" about?

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.

When was "When the Whales Came" released?

When the Whales Came was released in 1989.

Who stars in "When the Whales Came"?

The cast includes Paul Scofield, David Threlfall, Helen Mirren, Helen Pearce.