
An armful of destitute orphans transported to the New World at the turn of the century. This is the turbulent and moving story of four British 'bricks for Empire building' - based on the memoirs of some of the 100,000 'home children' who helped build the new Canada.
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Cast

R.H. Thomson
Wilf Hawthorne
Jan Austin
Catherine Hawthorne

Sarah Polley
Becky Hawthorne
Nathan Adamson
Joe Hawthorne

Fiona Reid
Abigail Hawthorne
Sian Leisa Davies
Megan Davies

Amos Crawley
Robin Davies

Cedric Smith
Mr. MacDonald
Maureen McRae
Mrs. MacDonald
Huw Davies
Gareth Andrews

Torquil Campbell
Len Hawkins
David Hughes
Arnold Croft
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