| One Hour to Zero | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jeremy Summers |
| Produced by | Jean Wadlow |
| Written by | John Tully |
| Music by | Anthony Isaac |
| Cinematography | Norman Jones |
| Editing by | Monica Mead |
| Distributed by | Charles Barker Films |
| Release date(s) | 1976 |
| Running time | 55 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
One Hour To Zero is a film made in 1976 by Charles Barker Films for the Children's Film Foundation.[1]
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Set in the fictional Welsh village of Llynfawr, Steve (Toby Bridge) runs away from home after an argument with his parents. His sister Maureen (Jayne Collins) enlists the help of his friend Paul (Andrew Ashby) to find him, although Paul is initially unwilling to help. He eventually finds Steve in an abandoned slate quarry.[2] On their return they find the village deserted and are unaware that the village has been evacuated due to the danger of an explosion at a nearby power station. They are unable to contact the outside world as the village's only public telephone was earlier vandalised by Paul in an attempt to get money from it. While the two children are lost, Steve's father returns to his place of work - the power station - in an attempt to correct the cooling fault, and prevent the disaster. He eventually succeeds with seconds to spare, and is reuinited with the rest of his family, just as the two children also escape the village.[2]
Most of the filming was done on location in North Wales, the nuclear research station featured was actually Trawsfynydd Power Station in Gwynedd. Despite being advertised as such, at no point throughout the film is the plant identified as being a Nuclear Power station, instead being referred to as "...the power station..." during dialogue.