What you're about to see is a matter of human record.
Explain it?
We cannot.
Disprove it,
we cannot.
We simply invite you to explore with us
the amazing world of the unknown.
To take that
one step beyond.
Dunkirk,
France,
June 4th,
1940.
The last pitiful remnants of the British
expeditionary force rescued only by heroic action.
France Crumlin,
Belgium,
the Netherlands,
Denmark,
Norway,
overrun.
Germany everywhere victorious.
And England,
her army shattered,
her arms and material captured,
stood alone,
virtually defenseless under the merciless attack of the mighty Luftwaffe.
And awaited the coming invasion.
And now it has come to us.
Stand alone
in the breach.
And face the worst
that the tyrants might and enmity can do
should the invader come.
To Britain
We shall defend every village,
every town,
and every city.
Winston Churchill,
Britain's most potent wartime weapon.
In that dark time after Dunkirk,
he rallied his people from despair and defeat.
They fought with anything and everything.
Even the fantastic weapon
of psychic power.
Inside this command post of Britain's Home
Guard
on the north coast in 1940
was a mild and most unmilitary fellow.
Who took that incredible
one step beyond.
But see for yourself.
ourselves.
That if the British Empire
and its Commonwealth
last for 1000 years.
Men will still say.
But they are buying power.
About time somebody
give them rutty Nazis what for?
Churchill's a real old British bulldog himself.
No doubt of it.
He's the leader we've been needing right along.
I tell you we have right now finish,
finish up with Miss.
You have to post guard before dark.
The finest uh.
Well,
it really gives you a sort of lift,
doesn't it,
Mr.
Blakely?
It does,
Billy,
it really gives one hope.
Our side will win in the end.
Yes,
but,
do you really think we will?
I don't know,
I suppose that depends on us,
doesn't it?
The blooming Nazis don't kill me,
this food will.
Who ever told you you could cook,
eh?
Oh,
fine one to choose.
Farmer probably never cooked a meal in his life.
Do you think hauling coal in a dray qualifies you for any better?
Oh,
what a crew,
bloody farmers,
bank teller.
Overaged chemist,
headmaster of a blooming girls' school,
uh,
vicar and Greengroves all bussed by a one-armed pensioner.
He lost that arm in the First World War.
I don't got a TSC doing it.
Oh,
Blakely.
I met Ethel when I was in town today.
She said to take care that you wear that scarf against the night air.
How did she look all the same as ever,
don't you worry.
You know,
I've never seen anything like it.
But you'd think you were newlyweds instead of going on your 20th.
Yes,
that's all lies in each other.
Oh,
she said to tell you that the um
the red platter dropped 28 fry,
whatever that means.
Sounds like Russian code.
Maybe Blakely's in cahoots with the ruddy reds.
A red platter is a small tropical fish.
Very beautiful.
One of mine just had 28 babies.
28.
0 glad my missus can't do that.
What a sight they are.
No bigger than the head of a pin.
Lucky,
you take the outpost,
you and Carl.
What in.
Do I have to have him for a partner?
Oh,
why not?
Well,
I just wouldn't feel safe,
that's all,
with only a kid to protect me back.
Look,
Loy,
we're all the same here,
all doing our bit as best we can.
Carl's done well so far.
Well,
he's got no nerve.
Anybody can see that.
If he had to be in the services at his age,
quite obviously,
he was turned down by the services.
Well,
that's what I mean.
Why?
That's none of your
business.
Oh lucky,
it's time you understood we're under military discipline here.
This is war,
and you'll have to take my orders.
Look here,
I'll take Cliffy's place on the cliff ward.
I was gonna put you on telephone watch tonight,
Herb.
You need rest.
We all do,
don't we?
I doubt if there's a man here who's had 10 hours' sleep in the past week.
Car and I can spell each other.
All right,
that's how you want it.
If it's all right with the car.
And lucky
All right.
You know the schedule of the watch and the signals.
Now,
no lights and no smoking from now on.
Hardison,
you and Charlie get to the lighthouse.
Bill,
you take the near bunker.
It's going to be a dark night.
Just the kind they choose.
Do you really think we have to fear them this far north?
Surely they'll hit straight across the Channel at Kent and Essex.
Our job is to watch for raiders off subs and the like.
They'll probably try to infiltrate all along the coast.
A nice quiet little inlet like ours is made to order for them.
I hope they don't come tonight,
likely they'll find us all asleep.
Any man caught sleeping at his post will face court martial.
We're not the real army,
remember,
Tim.
We've all of us been on the constant alert for more than 3 weeks.
And every man's ready to drop.
And every man's
doing his duty.
I appreciate that.
Maybe as time goes on we'll all toughen up,
huh?
Oh,
you better take a gun with you out there.
Pro 22 or the vicar's burger.
I wouldn't know how to use it anyway.
We're only there to sign a warning.
They must have a weapon of some kind.
Take a sword off or or a pitch fork,
right.
I'll take a bit for.
And here's the sort of oar.
Herbert.
Would you like me to
pray with you?
Thanks now bigger.
Makes me uncomfortable asking favors of heaven.
Besides,
it's not
us I fear for,
it's them back in town.
My wife Ethel,
your wife and all the others,
but they'd have to land here first.
I mean the bummers.
Why would they bomb our little town?
It has nothing of military importance.
What reason?
Reason enough for the Nazis.
Remember Rotterdam?
Just to show they can do it.
Just to put the fear of gaudiness,
don't think of it.
It won't happen here.
They'll be all right.
Very well,
Vica.
If you want to pray.
Pay for them.
Well,
If the war depends upon.
Locky or Charlie.
For me.
God help us.
We're really at the bottom of the barrel.
Oh,
I wouldn't say that entirely.
I'll wedge a locking and still put up quite a scrap.
Even with his crippled leg.
Of course,
I'll admit,
as a warrior,
I'm an excellent green grocer,
but well.
Perhaps our services won't be needed after all.
Yes,
but supposing they come,
what are we going to do with our guns to go around?
They'll have guns,
you know,
that we can take them away.
We can do the best we can,
that's the straight event.
Mr.
Blakely.
Lucky was right,
you know.
I am a coward
Why?
Because you're frightened.
Yeah.
But everybody is even lucky.
Are you
Certainly.
Now cut up and
catch a nap.
Yes,
but aren't you tired?
I don't go to sleep now or I shan't wake up till morning,
so.
I'll take the first watch while you catch 40 winks and then you can have the second.
And don't worry,
I shall wake you.
All
Uh
Mr.
Blakely.
The reason why I couldn't join the service.
I've got bad lungs.
Go to sleep.
What a rutty bore.
Hm
Mm
Happy birthday.
No
But
Ah
Do you like
it?
That's all.
I thought.
But
Ethel.
I
00 my God.
He's not alone here.
You've got to signal the alarm.
Ah
OK
Yeah.
He's dead.
Yes
Yes sir.
Oh.
Oh
I.
Seems you were wrong,
Herbert.
It was we who needed the prayers.
How do you feel?
Oh,
nothing serious.
I'll be back on my post tonight.
Oh,
the attack started to go for 17 hours and lasted approximately 7 minutes.
Yes,
I'm sure.
We got them all.
5 men and an officer.
Ours
Well,
I suppose every man's got a scratch or two.
Only 3,
seriously.
I'm sending them into the hospital.
Go ahead,
Charlie.
Yes,
sir.
Did
Only one
Who?
Loy.
But
What is it?
It was my fault,
Tim.
Yours?
Why?
I was late giving the alarm.
I was asleep.
If that were true,
you'd be dead.
We got the alarm,
all right,
and from you.
I woke up
just at the last moment.
And you know what woke me?
A dream.
A dream
A dream that saved my life.
Saved all our lives probably.
Tim,
they
on the town.
In your dream,
yeah.
I saw Athos sleeping.
And the eye bomb is overhead.
Didn't you hear them?
No.
Besides,
why would they bomb us here?
They must have fasted over on their way to London.
Are you sure?
You didn't hear bombs falling in town over there.
How could we with all the noise here?
I've got to go see.
Maybe you think I'm balmy,
but you've got to give me time off today to go in.
You see,
I saw
Ethel.
In my eyes
And the bomb falling.
Uh
It was only a dream.
I got to know.
All right.
It's Colonel Marlow here.
Can you tell me,
did they bomb you in there just now?
I see.
Thank you.
You can ride him with the truck,
thanks.
Herbert,
Good luck.
Thanks.
Oh
Officially she's still listed as missing.
Oh
What about Ethellab?
Rotten luck.
What do you want to do?
Let's go back.
It's my place in
I a
Oh,
I was so worried.
I know it's against regulations,
but I just had to come.
I thought you were dead.
I was dead.
I dreamed some Nazis landed here were going to attack you,
and no one saw them coming.
I screamed.
It was so terrible it saved my life.
I woke up just as the planes were overhead and I had
just enough time to grab some clothes and run into the basement.
I had a dream too.
What in the world are you doing with my shoe?
Want to hear my dream Ethel?
I tried so hard to call you.
I tried so hard to warn you.
I wanted it so badly for you to hear me.
I think perhaps I did,
Ethel.
I think perhaps I did.
A recorded case
of the double dream.
When a man and his wife
met for a life-saving moment
in the world outside the five senses.
Sometimes people in love.
have been known to speak beyond time and space.
To whom it happened,
we know.
Where it happened,
we know.
How or why it happened.
In a moment,
something about our next meeting.
In the unknown world.
Now,
as to next week,
ballet slippers for a very young ballerina,
a lovely child
who one afternoon long ago
danced into the world of the unknown.
And in one shattering moment,
had a terrifying look into the future.
Would she,
or could she,
years later,
once more,
dance one step beyond.