Tawny Pipit(1944)

movie - first aired/released 1944-04-28 - 81 min - audience 6.5

Drama

Directed by Bernard Miles, Charles Saunders

Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.