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Cast

Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Corporal Foster

Peter Barkworth

Peter Barkworth

Lt. Shirley

Michael Bates

Michael Bates

Captain Alan Gerald

Newton Blick

Newton Blick

Fisherman

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Billy

Miriam Karlin

Miriam Karlin

Hilda Thwaite

Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Captain Daniel Thwaite

Doria Noar

Doria Noar

Agnes

Richard Pearson

Richard Pearson

Frederick Elwes

Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper

Spanish

Philip Ray

Philip Ray

Uncle O'Hara

Robert Sansom

Robert Sansom

Commanding Officer

Peter Wigsell

Peter Wigsell

Sentry

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Quay South

19550.0 / 100

Overview

Facing pressure from authorities to relinquish control of his ship the Ebb Tide, Capt. Daniel Thwaite (Roger Livesey) struggles to decide what course of action he should pursue in this riveting military drama set in 1940 northeastern England. Based on a novel by Howard Clewes, this episode from the "ITV Television Playhouse" series co-stars Michael Bates, Miriam Karlin and Peter Barkworth.