Newcastle, 1939. Shipyard worker Joe feels emasculated and past his prime; too old to serve in the war, and he’s shocked when his wife leaves him for a younger naval officer. Needing a new challenge, Joe and his friend Harry reluctantly volunteer to join the Home Guard.
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as Joe Maddison
AliveBorn: February 6, 1951
Age: 75
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
as Harry Crawford
AliveBorn: December 18, 1964
Age: 61
Hexham, Northumberland, England, UK
as Mr. Simpson
AliveBorn: October 22, 1938
Age: 87
Leytonstone, London, England, UK
as Selina Rutherfird
AliveBorn: January 11, 1962
Age: 64
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
as Sheila Maddison
AliveBorn: November 22, 1986
Age: 39
Newcastle, England, UK
as Tommy Cowell
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Polly Maddison
AliveBorn: October 13, 1970
Age: 55
Cumberland, England, UK
as Alan Maddison
AliveBorn: August 3, 1990
Age: 36
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
as Father Connolly
DeceasedBorn: July 21, 1929
Died: October 6, 2025
Age at death: 96
as Eddie Turnbull
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Billy Nicholson
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Lily Parkinson
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Sergeant Bull
AliveBirth date not on record.