A film that was an episode of BBC's Screen One series, a successor to Play For Today. Other notable one-offs were She's Been Away, Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage, A Question of Attribution (Alan Bennett), A Very Polish Practice, Seconds Out (Lynda La Plante), A Breed of Heroes (Charles Wood), Doggin' Around (Alan Plater, with Elliot Gould).
War veterans Leo McKern, Alec Guinness and John Randolph converge in Normandy, seeking out old flame Jeanne Moreau. Also there: Lauren Bacall, Edward Herrmann and nervy Geraldine Chaplin.
Stories emerge into uplifting ending. Written by Roy Clarke (Last of the Summer Wine), who'd written the McKern part for Guinness, but the actor said he's much prefer the damaged one despite 'only having six lines'. Good music by Geoffrey Burgon.
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