Two schoolboys, Czech refugee Pavel 'Soldier' Szolda and local lad Jim Woolcott, get caught up in an international assassination plot after witnessing a crime, leading to a tense cat-and-mouse chase across Northern England.
Istavan 'Soldier' Szolda
Jim Woolcott
Smiler
Greasy
Boss
Driver
Mrs Woolcott
Cripple
Desk Sergeant
Ron Nixon
Dr Nixon
Shop Manageress
Van Driver
Detective Sergeant
Chicken Farmer
Granny
Lakeland Farmer
Mrs Nixon
Grandpa Nixon
Mr Figgis
Librarian
Detective Inspector
Police Constable
Drunk
Sandwich Lady
Petrol Pump Attendant