Shortly after WW2, poet/ composer Ivor Gurney is in a Dartford mental hospital. His life is set against that of his fellow inmate (a conscientous objector- scorned by the bullying orderly) and their doctor- himself scarrred by the War. As the doctor - son of a bee keeper- embarks on a project to esurrect some old hives - and as Gurney's patroness tries to organize a concert to showcase her protege, the story moves to its conclusion.. ( )