Almost a Hero

In the midst of World War II, young Billie Challinor navigates the tumultuous aftermath of her mother's death during an air raid and the challenges of wartime life in Leeds with her jazz musician father, Chas. After he joins the army just before D-Day and goes missing, Billie is taken in by her manipulative Uncle Cedric, who seeks to control her fortune. With her cleverness and resilience, Billie must harness her father's spirit to outwit Cedric and find her way back to the loving care of her landlady, Liz Morris.