Dismayed at the living conditions of her retired sea captain father, played by James Cosmo, daughter Grace, played by Catherine Walker, hires him a housekeeper. Local widow Annie, played by Bríd Brennan, cooks and cleans for ill-tempered Howard. Soon Grace and Howard form a bond that threatens to exclude Grace in her self-anointed role selfless family caretaker. The past encroaches on the present straining relationships to a breaking point and placing bonds, both old and new, at risk in this touching drama.—KS at ClassicCoupleAcademy.com