And a Nightingale Sang

1989

96 min

4.5

Ends at

Set in working class Newcastle, the Stott family fight their private battles against the backdrop of the conflict of World War II. Helen Stott, over thirty and with a limp, is resigned to being left on the shelf until she meets and falls in love with Norman, a serviceman from London. In contrast, her younger sister Joyce has quite a way with men, and finds herself a little too popular with the troops, especially when her husband pops up on leave from his regiment.

Budget

$0

Genre

Romance, Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

Director

Robert Knights

Country

United Kingdom

Cast & Crew

Phyllis Logan

Tom Watt

Joan Plowright

John Woodvine

Stephen Tompkinson

Pippa Hinchley

Willie Ross

Des Young

Val McLane

Bob Smeaton

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And a Nightingale Sang

Set in working class Newcastle, the Stott family fight their private battles against the backdrop of the conflict of World War II. Helen Stott, over thirty and with a limp, is resigned to being left on the shelf until she meets and falls in love with Norman, a serviceman from London. In contrast, her younger sister Joyce has quite a way with men, and finds herself a little too popular with the troops, especially when her husband pops up on leave from his regiment.

  • Phyllis Logan

  • Tom Watt

  • Joan Plowright

  • John Woodvine

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