The Intruder

1972•25m

Arnold Haithwaite is a sand pilot. He pursues his strange and solitary profession on the sands of Cumbria, beside the Irish Sea. A sand pilot, like a sea pilot, must know his way about; he must have a strong sense of locality and identity. But now another figure haunts this strange landscape: a sinister intruder who claims to be the real Arnold Haithwaite...

Seasons

8 Episodes • Premiered 1972

Arnold Haithwaite is a pilot a sand pilot. He pursues his strange and solitary profession on the sands of Cumbria, beside the Irish Sea. A sand pilot, like a sea pilot, must know his way about; he must have a strong sense of locality and identity. But now another figure haunts this strange landscape: a sinister intruder who claims to be the real Arnold Haithwaite...

1. The Stranger

Young Arnold Haithwaite's life in the sleepy village of Skirlston is happy and uneventful, until a stranger arrives --- the sinister, one-eyed Sonny.

2. Jane

3. Norma

4. Miss Binns

5. Peter

6. Jane Again

7. Mavis

Arnold Haithwaite discovers the secret of his indentity. The villainous Sonny finds the opposition getting tougher. Arnold has been fighting to save his home from Sonny who wants to make it into a hotel. He is unsuccessful in his fight against him until hep from an unexpected quarter arrives. Meanwhile Jane, the spoilt young girl from the manor house, finds her headstrong ways are putting her life into danger.