The Butler
A proper Edwardian lady patiently endures the ever-increasing disruption to her quiet household when her Truelove gives her all the items from the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
Sergeant
The fisherman from a Cornish village have a friendly rivalry with the fishermen (and one formidable woman) from a French port. Then war comes and they must all rethink their petty differences.
Commander Spencer
O contratorpedeiro Torrin resiste bravamente a um ataque das potências do Eixo, porém precisa retornar às praias inglesas para reparos. De volta à ativa, ele participa da retirada de Dunquerque e acaba por soçobrar em Creta, vitimado pelo inimigo. Enquanto aguardam socorro, os sobreviventes revelam porque e para quem continuam a lutar.
James Morrison
In colonial Australia, James Morrison is a young teamster who has two friends, Long and Short. He is betrothed to Jane Judd when he visits Sydney and meets fiery Irish girl Biddy O'Shea, who is just off the "wife ship" – a boatload of women from an Irish orphanage bought out to Australia. James is attracted to Biddy and promises to marry her. James returns to Bathurst to break the news to Jane, but his mother dies and makes James promise to marry her daughter. He feels obliged to honour his old commitment to Jane.