Disney's recycling of JM Barrie's main themes from their classic animated feature Peter Pan is surprisingly effective here, although the animation is occasionally a little flat and the snatches of new songs are rather unnecessary. Now married with two children of her own, Peter Pan's one-time playmate Wendy Darling has never stopped believing in "The Boy Who Would Never Grow Up" and has regaled her offspring with his exploits. Her daughter Jane has no time for such piffle, what with the realities of the Second World War on their doorstep, but on the eve of her evacuation, she's kidnapped by Captain Hook (who thinks she's Wendy) and taken to Never Land to be used as bait in the capture of his nimble nemesis. Cleverly set during the Blitz - to highlight the need for escapism when real life is full of horror - this is a heartfelt paean to childhood innocence and the power of imagination.

In 1940, the world is besieged by World War II. Wendy, all grown up, has two children; including Jane, who does not believe Wendy's stories about Peter Pan.