Overview
An instructional film released by the UK Warning and Monitoring Organization which depicts its operations in the lead-up to and aftermath of a hypothetical nuclear attack on the United Kingdom.
Director and cast
- John Welsh as Sector Controller
- Tony Thawnton as Chief Meteorological Officer
- Edward Underdown as Duty Controller
- Valerie Van Ost as Nurse
- Michael Smee as Post Chief Observer
- Larry Martyn as Post Observer
- Guy Standeven as Post Observer
- Ian Patterson as Doctor
- Richard Butler as ROC Sector Officer
- John Graham as Chief Scientist
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