How could people, I wondered for the ten thousandth useless time, how could people who had loved so dearly come to such a wilderness; and yet the change in us was irreversible, and neither of us would even search for a way back. It was impossible. The fire was out. Only a few live coals lurked in the ashes, searing unexpectedly at the incautious touch.

Directed by Tony Richardson it starred Scott Antony Judi Dench and Michael Williams. His autobiography says that he was born at his maternal grandparents' farm at Coedcanlas on the estuary of the River Cleddau roughly a mile north-west of Lawrenny. Unlike most he was hospitalized at the age of 12 when a pony fell on him and broke his jaw and nose.

Richard Stanley "Dick" Francis CBE FRSL (31 October 1920 – 14 February 2010) was a Britishsteeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre around horse racing in England while also featuring a variety of locations and occupations.