Ralph Roberts

Television broadcast of Bees on the Boat-Deck by J.B. Priestley.

In 1783 England, King George III appoints William Pitt only 24 years old, as PM. When members of Parliament refuse to take Pitt seriously, he calls for a general election and wins. Pitt works to reform England, focusing on rebuilding the navy while across the sea in France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his conquest of Europe.

An unhappy wife falls for an injured pilot.