Anthony Kimmins directs this classic British drama. Burgess Meredith stars as Felix Milne, a psychiatrist whose latest patient is Adam Lucian (Kieron Moore), a fighter pilot who has recently returned from combat deeply traumatised from his experiences in a Japanese POW camp. As Milne gets to know Lucien and learns more about his ordeal, he begins to wonder if he is out of his depth with this particular case...

This semi-documentary, which made stars of Jack Hawkins and John Gregson, is a look at life in an RAF fighter station during the Battle of Britain. Set in the Summer of 1940, a squadron of Hurricanes are followed as they take on the massive wave of Luftwaffe fighters and bombers that are intent on breaking down Britain's defences as a prequel to a German invasion. Without the bravery of these pilots Britain may well have been invaded.