Set in a small family-owned tea room in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in 1950, Hally learns that his crippled, alcoholic father is about to be released from the hospital. Arraid, angry, and frustrated over the return of his father, Hally suddenly turns vicious toward Willie and Sam as he never done before, uncovering his inherited racism.

"Master Harold...and the boys" speaks on many levels and helps us all understand how the realities of time and place can domainate who we are and what we do. Adapted from the semiautobiographical play by South African author Athol Fugard, this TV version first aired in the U.S. on November 12, 1984, over the Showtime Cable Network.