Synopsis
On the eve of World War II, in the Yorkshire mining town of Greenhall Bridge, an extraordinary and beautiful Collie, named Lassie, lives with nine year old Joe and his parents. Lassie is well known locally, not least by the local mine owner, the Duke of Rudling, a wealthy aristocrat with a passion for champion dogs. When the mine is closed down and Sam, Joe’s father, is thrown out of work he can no longer afford to rebuff the Duke’s offers and he is forced to sell Lassie. The duke presents the dog to his young niece, Cilla, but Lassie has other ideas and makes a series of daring escapes to return to the family she loves, until finally she is transported five hundred miles away to the Duke’s remote castle on the northern coast of Scotland. This however does nothing to dampen Lassie’s determination and with help from Cilla she escapes the clutches of the Duke and his cruel trainer Hines and once again sets out for home.