When a little girl is knocked down it is discovered that there are only three donors of the right blood type to help with a life-saving operation. One is a murderer awaiting execution, one an atomic scientist selling secrets, and one an international footballer about to get his hundreth cap.
Writing
Three morality plays crammed into one desperate afternoon—efficient to a fault.
Production
Micro-budget urgency that makes every phone call feel like a national emergency.
Director
Francis Searle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Francis Searle directed over 40 features in 20 years, mostly quota quickies like this—films made fast to satisfy British content laws.
The 'three donors' structure directly echoes 1950 British radio drama conventions, where multiple storylines converging was considered sophisticated plotting.
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