"A tough young girl lives with her aging grandfather near a cove on the coast of Cornwall. She supports herself and him by gathering seaweed to sell as fertilizer. A cocky young neighboring boy decides to help her with the work."
Donald Pleasence
as Malachi
David Bradley
as Barty
Veronica Quilligan
as Mally
Peter Vaughan
as Mr. Gunliffe
Lillias Walker
as Mrs. Gunliffe
Arthur English
as Jack Combes
David Howe
as Jake Combes
Kennaley Hoyle
as Matt Combes
John Barrett
as Polwarth
Alan Hockey
as Dr. Petherick
George Malpas
as Mr. Eliot
Meg Wynn Owen
as Mally's mother
Peter Wyatt
as Mr. Carew
David Foxxe
as Solicitor's Clerk
Derek Carpenter
as Doctor's Assistant
Claire Davenport
as Lady in Store
Linda Robson
as Girl in Store
Pauline Quirke
Anthony Trollope
Novel
Brian Gascoigne
Original Music Composer
Walter Lassally
Director of Photography
Miriam Brickman
Casting
John Brommage
Sound Mixer
Hugh Strain
Derek Whitehurst
Assistant Director
David Gowing
Assistant Editor
Ray Hall
Grip
Caroline Langley
Production Secretary
Peter Bennett
Second Assistant Director
John Poyner
Sound Editor
Tiny Nicholls
Costume Supervisor
Bill Brodie
Assistant Art Director
Jimmy Stilwell
Camera Operator
Freddie Williamson
Makeup Artist
June Randall
Script Supervisor
Fred Anderson
Gaffer
Betty Glasow
Hairstylist
Christopher Neame
Production Supervisor
Gerald C. Wheatley
Production Accountant
Robert Habermann
Location Manager
Andrew Sinclair
Writer
Teddy Darvas
Editor
Kent Walwin
Producer
Jacqueline Charriot-Lodwidge
Art Direction
Henry Herbert
Director