When the Whales Came
A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.
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.
- Year: 1989
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: American Continental Corp., Golden Swan, ITV Central
- Keyword: hermit, island, beach, whale, cornwall, england, based on children's book, 1910s, puffin
- Director: Clive Rees
- Cast: Paul Scofield, David Threlfall, Helen Mirren, Helen Pearce, Max Rennie, David Suchet