Graham Holt is a lonely middle-aged man who runs a postal substation in a small village in England. He decides to adopt a son. James is the troubled youth he gets with the assistance of social worker Debbie. James has been in an orphanage for years since his mother committed suicide. He adores his outlaw father John, sent to prison not long after the mother's death. Can James learn to love Graham? Can Graham settle for being second best?

Starring:

Alan Cumming, Alfred Lynch, Ann Morrish, Doris Hare, Geoffrey Leesley, James Warrior, Jane Horrocks, Jodhi May, John Hurt, Keith Allen, Martin Troakes, Mossie Smith, Nerys Hughes, Paul Wilson, Peter Copley, Prunella Scales, Shaun Dingwall, Shirley King, Sophie Dix, William Hurt

Genre:

Drama