A boy tells his parents that a bus conductor turned him off the bus home for not having a ticket. The story gets out of control and the conductor, a war veteran with memory problems, is harassed until events take a tragic turn.
Acting
Kenneth Griffith's trembling breakdown — a masterclass in fragility.
Direction
Jackson shoots claustrophobic interiors like traps snapping shut.
Director
Pat Jackson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
British New Wave's forgotten stepchild — made same year as 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' but vanished into obscurity for decades.
Gordon Jackson deliberately underplays Bill's doubt; he told Jackson he wanted audiences 'unsure if they could trust their own eyes.'
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