Three films which concentrate on a few hours of intense activity. 1: The City
In every city, every day, some lives are changed for ever. For each day brings someone face to face with one of life's turning points.
The city was Sheffield. The date - 5 September. Against the background of the city and its works - there were citizens in whom hopes, fears, terrors and joys were on that day more than usually keenly felt. It was the day set for Mr Dransfield 's retirement after 50 years in work; for Pat Owen 's wedding; and the birth of a baby to Mrs Lockwood. As chance would have it, it was also the day on which an old woman - her thigh broken - would fight for survival.
Film editor MARK ANDERSON Producer ROGER MILLS
Director REX BLOOMSTEIN