In Sidney Gilliat's wartime drama AWOL squaddie Jim Colter returns to his south London turf to save his wife Lillie from the advances of philandering draft-dodger Ted Purvis. Pace, natural characterisation and warm humour elevate a simple story into an entertaining and humane drama that provides a finely observed depiction of life during the Blitz.
Waterloo Road is a Film programme that first aired in 1944 and has been classified a PG certificate.
