Alfie is a two-year-old toddler living in Battledown Children's Home with Frank, his one-eyed teddy. One Christmas, they decide to take a break from the rigours of Home life and explore the captivating and mysterious world outside with all the risks this evokes.
His nurse, Angela and the Home's Matron, Gladys are beside themselves with worry as Alfie and Frank embark on an adventure, oblivious to the media frenzy and the panic they've caused. The police are alerted to their absence, the media notified and the nation gripped by the terrible news.
Will the pair find their way back to Battledown in time for Christmas?