A LOCAL BOY FROM A MINING VILLAGE GOES TO UNIVERSITY IN AN ATTEMPT TO HELP HIS HOME TOWN IN THE POLITICAL ARENA. HE RETURNS AS A TEACHER AND AFTERWARDS HIS WIFE'S AMBITIOUS EX-BOYFRIEND TURNS UP LEADING TO TROUBLE. STARRING MICHAEL REDGRAVE, MARGARET LOCKWOOD, EMLYN WILLIAMS, EDWARD RIGBY, NANCY PRICE.