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The film begins with an interview with the film-maker Bill Townley. He explains why he made ‘Baskeyfield VC’ and talks about the production of the film. He says the he made the film to get Baskeyfield recognition. This is followed by Mr Townley’s film which is a re-enactment of the actions of the 2nd South Staffordshire Regiment against a Nazi attack in Oosterbeek. We see how Lance-Sergeant Baskeyfield died operating an anti-tank gun after the rest of his regiment had been killed.
Richard Cresswell as Sgt. Baskeyfield with John Murray, David Cresswell, Lewis Talbot, Chris Downing, Tony Street, Gerald Mee, Reg Grocott, Dennis Brain, Paul Bradshaw, Gerald Wooley, Stephen Griffiths, Stuart Tompkinson, Ted Gask, Ray Nutt, Bob Carter, Dan Finney, Peter Evans, Paul Morton, Len Taylor, Graham Hunt, Ron Plummer, Chris Bellis, Peter Amison, Peter Wilson, Harold Coban, Cyril Bishop, Geoff Evanson, Tony Thorley, Ken Townley, Terry Howlet, David Phillips, Derek Bradbury, Brian Gould. Eric Billington, Charles Phillips. Film locations - Mr Phillips of Tean, Mr F. Peake, Blythe Bridge. Costumes - L & H Nathan, Weapons - Bapty & Co., Filmed, Produced and Directed by Bill Townley.
John Baskeyfield was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously in November 1944. A statue of him stands in Festival Heights in Stoke-on-Trent.