Donna Gibbons

A man and woman meet and try to have a romantic affair, despite their personal problems and the interference of their disapproving friends.

The arrival in a small town of a stranger who calls himself 'Charles Dickens' makes a magical and lasting change in the lives of an imaginative 12-year-old boy and a loving young woman.

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.