Overview
A British policeman (John Gregson) tries to find a rich man's (Alec Clunes) son before a kidnapper's (Robert Shaw) time bomb blows.
Director and cast
- Lance Comfort Director
- John Gregson as Inspector Parnell
- Alec Clunes as Anthony Chester
- Robert Shaw as Marlowe
- Helen Cherry as Robbie
- Betty McDowall as Maggie Parnell
- William Hartnell as Freddie Maddox
- Harry Fowler as Smiley
- Alan Wheatley as Assistant Commissioner Bewley
- Kenneth Cope as Sergeant Grey
- Ernest Clark as Police Doctor
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