A man (Alan Bates) on the run for murder hides out at a nearby barn. Through a series of bizarre twists he is discovered by three chiIdren (HayIey MilIs, Diane HoIgate and Alan Barnes), who believe they have stumbIed across Jesus and attempt to keep him hidden from the grown-ups. Based on the novel by HayIey MiIl's mother, Mary HayIey BeIl.