Inspector Parnell
John Gregson
Inspector Parnell

A British policeman (John Gregson) tries to find a rich man's (Alec Clunes) son before a kidnapper's (Robert Shaw) time bomb blows.
Inspector Parnell
John Gregson
Inspector Parnell
Anthony Chester
Alec Clunes
Anthony Chester
Marlowe
Robert Shaw
Marlowe
Robbie
Helen Cherry
Robbie
Maggie Parnell
Betty McDowall
Maggie Parnell
Freddie Maddox
William Hartnell
Freddie Maddox
Smiley
Harry Fowler
Smiley
Assistant Commissioner Bewley
Alan Wheatley
Assistant Commissioner Bewley
Sergeant Grey
Kenneth Cope
Sergeant Grey
Police Doctor
Ernest Clark
Police Doctor
Brain Specialist
Noel Howlett
Brain Specialist
Masie Maddox
Renée Houston
Masie Maddox
A surprisingly engaging feature sees John Gregson as a detective ("Insp. Parnell") brought into investigate the kidnap of the son of the wealthy "Chester" (Alec Clunes). Interestingly the kidnapper "Marlow" (Robert Shaw) has locked the child into an attic room in an unknown London address then gone to the man's home to demand the ransom in person - so we know all the characters from the start. Midway through, he there is an altercation and suffice to say the policeman has to try and track down the child from scratch. It's quite suspenseful, and the tight-knit cast keep the story moving well with quite a degree of jeopardy building, too.
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