Across the Bridge

The true story of Ian Black, a Scottish Highland soldier, his young life, his love, his battles and his music.The story tracks his young life where he leaves England at the age of six to live with an Aunt in Appin in Scotland.At the age of 35 he meets Christina but before they can marry he is called up to serve in France in WW2.

He is taken prisoner and spends the rest of the war in Poland.As the Russians sweep down towards Berlin the prisoners set off, mid winter, to walk through the snows to Germany.

Along the way they are harrassed by worried guards and are shot at and bombed by their own allied planes.Eventually peace comes and Ian returns to his bride but he will never forget that last bridge across the Elbe.