Carl is a US Navy Shore patrol officer who is based at the Holy Loch naval base in Scotland. Armed only with a nightstick, his primary function is to ensure that sailors on shore leave do not become too rowdy, and to provide help to sailors in need of assistance. Carl is married to a local girl and their relationship is at breaking point - she wants to leave Scotland and settle in America while he wants to remain in Scotland. With his brother-in-law Willie, who is already estranged from his wife and under threat of redundancy from his shipyard job, the two men forge a friendship to help each other through.
Harvey Keitel
as Carl
Andrew Byatt
as Willie
Stella Gonet
as Rachel
David Lansbury
as Daniel
Katherine Stark
as Ruth
Jenny McCrindle
as Aileen
Hugh Martin
as Willie and Rachel's Father
Lesley Jackson
as Morag
Craig Ferguson
as Eddie
Bill Barclay
as John