The Sailor's Return
November 15, 1978
100 minutes
6.0

The Sailor's Return

Based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife. Very quickly they find themselves ostracised by the community.

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Cast
Tom Bell
(William Targett)
Shope Shodeinde
(Princess Tulip)
Elton Charles
(Billy/Olu Targett)
Denyse Alexander
(Mrs Cherret)
Julia Swift
(Annie)
Pat Keen
(Mrs Bascombe)
Nigel Hawthorne
(Mr Fosse)
Jill Spurrier
(Mrs Frickes)
Ray Smith
(Fred Leake)
Mick Ford
(Tom Madgwick)
Peter Benson
(Charlie Nye)
Ann Way
(Mrs Clall)
Paola Dionisotti
(Lucy Sturmey)
George Costigan
(Harry Targett)
Clive Swift
(Reverend Pottock)
Victor Winding
(Ship's Captain)