Seven Days to Noon

This thriller ought to keep viewers on the edge of their seats, as director John Boulting skilfully cranks up the tension to fever pitch. Barry Jones heads the cast, playing a conscience-stricken scientist who steals a nuclear bomb and threatens to destroy London unless further research into atomic fission is stopped at once. His actions spark a desperate race against time as the authorities struggle to locate the boffin and evacuate the capital before it's too late. With Andre Morell, Joan Hickson and Olive Sloane