2022
During the London Blitz, Rita Hanway evacuates her ten-year-old son George to the countryside, but George, bullied on the train, jumps off and attempts to return home. George falls in with a gang of looters led by the volatile Albert, who forces him to participate in dangerous robberies of bombed-out buildings. Meanwhile, Rita, distraught by George's disappearance, quits her factory job and, with the help of her neighbor Jack, begins a desperate search for her son through the war-torn city. George witnesses the gang's brutality, including their desecration of bodies in a bombed café, and eventually escapes their clutches, finding temporary shelter in an underground station. After a night with Jack, Rita returns home to find her house destroyed and her father dead, but she discovers George alive in the rubble, and they are joyfully reunited before leaving London together on a train.
Save the Cat beat sheet
A young boy, George, is evacuated from London during wartime, separating him from his mother, Rita.
Open full beat sheetGeorge Hanway is listed as Protagonist. Biracial, 10, son of Rita and Marcus. In the parsed data, George Hanway is connected to 59 scenes, 46 dialogue lines, 48 text mentions, first appearing around scene 6.
59 scenes / 46 dialogue linesRita Hanway is listed as Protagonist. White, 27, munitions worker, mother of George. In the parsed data, Rita Hanway is connected to 53 scenes, 74 dialogue lines, 75 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
53 scenes / 74 dialogue linesJack is listed as Supporting. Firefighter, neighbor to the Hanways, has a mild stutter. In the parsed data, Jack is connected to 16 scenes, 22 dialogue lines, 24 text mentions, first appearing around scene 9.
16 scenes / 22 dialogue linesGerald Hanway is listed as Supporting. 50s, Rita's father, George's grandfather. In the parsed data, Gerald Hanway is connected to 12 scenes, 15 dialogue lines, 15 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
12 scenes / 15 dialogue linesDoris is listed as Supporting. Rita's close friend and coworker. In the parsed data, Doris is connected to 12 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 16.
12 scenes / 3 dialogue linesTilda is listed as Supporting. Rita's close friend and coworker. In the parsed data, Tilda is connected to 12 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 16.
12 scenes / 2 dialogue linesAlbert is listed as Antagonist. Leader of a criminal gang, veteran with PTSD. In the parsed data, Albert is connected to 10 scenes, 26 dialogue lines, 30 text mentions, first appearing around scene 60.
10 scenes / 26 dialogue linesJess is listed as Supporting. Albert's daughter, member of the gang. In the parsed data, Jess is connected to 10 scenes, 17 dialogue lines, 19 text mentions, first appearing around scene 64.
10 scenes / 17 dialogue linesIfe is listed as Supporting. Air Raid Warden, Nigerian, mentor figure to George. In the parsed data, Ife is connected to 7 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 52.
7 scenes / 4 dialogue linesAgnes is listed as Supporting. Rita's acquaintance and coworker. In the parsed data, Agnes is connected to 5 scenes, 6 dialogue lines, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 11.
5 scenes / 6 dialogue linesTommy is listed as Supporting. Young boy, stowaway on the freight train. In the parsed data, Tommy is connected to 4 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 39.
4 scenes / 2 dialogue linesMarcus is listed as Supporting. George's father, deceased. In the parsed data, Marcus is connected to 2 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 44.
2 scenes / 1 dialogue linesGerman bombers attack London, causing massive destruction and fire. Firefighters struggle to contain the inferno.
Rita and George sleep in their bedroom after a rough night.
Rita Hanway, George HanwayGerald plays the piano in the front room.
Gerald HanwayRita wakes up and sings to George.
Rita Hanway, George HanwayGerald cooks breakfast.
Gerald HanwayRita prepares George for evacuation.
Rita Hanway, George HanwayRita composes herself on the landing.
Rita HanwayRita and Gerald prepare for the day.
Rita Hanway, Gerald HanwayGeorge leaves for evacuation, saying goodbye to Gerald and Jack.
Rita Hanway, George Hanway, Gerald Hanway, JackRita and George arrive at the chaotic station.
Rita Hanway, George HanwayGeorge boards the train, leaving Rita behind.
Rita Hanway, George Hanway, AgnesGeorge sits on the train.
George HanwayRita is prevented from boarding the train.
Rita Hanway, AgnesGeorge watches as the train leaves.
George HanwayBBC prepares for a broadcast at the factory.
Rita works at the factory.
Rita Hanway, Tilda, Doris, AgnesFlashback to the previous night's air raid.
Rita Hanway, George Hanway, Gerald HanwayThe family tries to find shelter.
Rita Hanway, George Hanway, Gerald HanwayThe crowd demands entry to the underground station.
Rita Hanway, George Hanway, Gerald HanwayThe crowd enters the station.
Rita Hanway, George Hanway, Gerald HanwayThe family settles on the platform.
Rita Hanway, George Hanway, Gerald HanwayClive inspects the factory line.
Tilda, DorisGeorge is bullied on the train.
George HanwayThe presenter introduces the broadcast.
Rita performs on the radio broadcast.
Rita Hanway, Tilda, Doris, AgnesClive reprimands the workers.
Rita Hanway, Tilda, Doris, AgnesThe train travels through the countryside.
George stands up to the bullies.
George HanwayFlashback to George playing cricket.
Rita Hanway, George HanwayGerald plays piano while George enters, visibly upset. Rita joins them and they sing together, lifting George's spirits.
Gerald Hanway, George Hanway, Rita HanwayGeorge decides to leave the train while Cathy is asleep.
George HanwayThe train slows down near a signal.
George jumps off the moving train.
George HanwayGeorge recovers from his fall and waves at the departing train.
George HanwayGeorge emerges from a tunnel into a clearing.
George HanwayGeorge discards his belongings and boards a freight train.
George HanwayGeorge discovers other stowaway boys in the carriage.
George HanwayThe freight train travels through the landscape.
George bonds with Tommy and the other boys, sharing food and playing dares.
George Hanway, TommyThe train stops, guards discover the boys, and Tommy is killed during the escape.
George Hanway, TommyGeorge enters a suburban street.
George HanwayGeorge boards a bus to Trafalgar Square.
George HanwayRita cleans up after work and remembers a past moment.
Rita Hanway, Tilda, DorisFlashback to Rita dancing with Marcus.
Rita Hanway, MarcusMarcus is arrested after a fight.
Rita Hanway, MarcusRita returns to the present.
Rita Hanway, Tilda, DorisGeorge asks for directions home.
George HanwayGeorge wanders through London.
George HanwayGeorge looks at the toy display and is chased away.
George HanwayGeorge finds a bombed-out bookshop.
George HanwayGeorge explores the bookshop.
George HanwayGeorge is caught by an Air Raid Warden.
George Hanway, IfeIfe feeds George and promises to take him home.
George Hanway, IfeRita gets ready for a night out with Tilda and Doris.
Rita Hanway, Tilda, DorisThe women walk to the pub.
Rita Hanway, Tilda, DorisRita, Tilda, and Doris are at the pub.
Rita Hanway, Tilda, Doris, JackRita arrives at the shelter and watches Mickey Davis address the crowd about the shelter's rules and ideals.
Rita Hanway, IfeRita volunteers to help Mickey and is assigned to care for a young girl named Betty.
Rita Hanway, IfeGeorge and Ife walk through the streets, discussing George's father and Ife's background, before an air raid siren interrupts them.
George Hanway, IfeAlbert and his gang intimidate George into working for them before dragging him out of the pub.
Albert, George Hanway, Rita Hanway, Jack, JessThe gang forces George to crawl through a hole in a wall to rob a building.
Albert, George Hanway, Rita Hanway, JackGeorge crawls through the hole.
George HanwayGeorge robs the jewelry store while hiding from Air Raid Wardens.
George Hanway, Rita HanwayAlbert has a PTSD episode while the gang inspects the stolen goods.
Albert, George Hanway, Jess, Rita HanwayJess and George share a moment while walking.
Jess, George HanwayRita is informed that George has gone missing.
Rita Hanway, Tilda, DorisRita quits her job to find George.
Rita Hanway, Tilda, DorisRita tells Gerald she is going to find George.
Rita Hanway, Gerald HanwayRita goes to find Jack.
Rita Hanway, JackGeorge tries to escape from Jess.
Jess, George HanwayGeorge tries to escape from Jess in a bakery.
Jess, George HanwayA policeman stops George, and Jess claims him as her son.
George Hanway, JessRita and Jack search for information about George.
Rita Hanway, JackJack and Rita talk to the registrar.
Rita Hanway, JackRita tells Jack about Marcus.
Rita Hanway, JackRita and Jack continue searching for George in the rain.
Rita Hanway, JackThe gang eats while Albert argues with Beryl.
Albert, Jess, George Hanway, Rita Hanway, JackGeorge is lowered into the bombed café.
George HanwayThe gang waits outside the café.
Albert, Jack, Rita Hanway, JessThe gang enters the café.
Albert, George Hanway, JessAfter they took him away...the next day I went to the police station. They told me they had released him without charge. A few days later, one of his ship-mates gave me a letter from him. He said he'd been deported back to Grenada, and that he would do everything in his power to return to me. I found out I was pregnant and nine months later George was born. I never heard from Marcus again.
If you try that again, I will personally thrash you until you are black and blue. After that, if you're still breathing, we will chuck your body into the River Thames. Nobody will ever find you, dead or alive.
He'll be well looked after otherwise they wouldn't have evacuated them. He has all those terrors to play with. It will be like going to Blackpool. Better!
He fought in the Great War. He was a young boy when he enlisted. Something happened. He has nightmares, he says he can't unsee what he's seen.
No one to talk with, All by myself No one to walk with, But I'm happy on the shelf, Ain't misbehavin' I'm savin' my love for you.
This is not a Government sanctioned shelter... I grew up in the East End. As a Jew, and in my community, we helped each other...
Because that's the kind of man he was. Because you're his son, and this belongs to you now. It will keep you safe from harm.
What's the use of worrying It never was worth while. So pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag and smile, smile, smile.
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