After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different people who help or hinder his journey - including an ageing diamond smuggler.
Cocky Wainwright
Sammy Hartland
Gloria van Imhoff
Spyros Dracondopolous
Lem
The Syrian
Abu Lubaba
Heneker