Journey of a Story follows the life of William Brown, a fictional New Zealand serviceman both physically and emotionally damaged by his tour of duty in Europe and time as a Prisoner of War during World War II. Returning home, William finds a very different world to the one he left behind. Forced to leave the home he planned to enjoy with his wife Lily and young son James, William struggles to cope until an observant War Pension medical officer convinces William to take up writing. Fueled with a new passion for life, William finally finds a road to success, in ways he could not possibly imagine. The story is told to from the elderly William's point of view, as he relays his story to a young theatre director attempting to bring William's life to the stage.
as William Brown
as William Brown - younger
as Lily Brown
as Laurence Burton
as Jack Percival - younger
as Thomas Brown
as American Sergeant
as Mr. Mullholand
as Stage Nurse Audrey
as Jack Percival - elder
as James Brown
as Henry Smithers
as James Brown - 6 years
as Maude Smithers
as Thomas' Girlfriend
as Mrs. Mulholland
as Hans
as Roger Simms
as Radio News Reporter (voice)
as Lieutenant Conrad Bickers
as Stage Jack
as Stage William
as Esther Smithers
