One Hour to Zero
Encyclopedia
One Hour To Zero is a film made in 1976 by Charles Barker Films for the Children's Film Foundation
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village of Llynfawr, the plot centres around some children who get caught in an area that has been evacuated due to the pending meltdown
of a nuclear
research station
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, the nuclear research station featured was actually Trawsfynydd
Power Station
in Gwynedd
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Children's Film Foundation
The Children's Film Foundation was a non-profit-making organisation which made films for children in the United Kingdom, typically running for about 55 minutes. It was founded in 1951. For 30 years it was subsidised by the Eady Levy - a tax on box office receipts, but this was abolished in 1985...
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Plot
Set in the fictional WelshWales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
village of Llynfawr, the plot centres around some children who get caught in an area that has been evacuated due to the pending meltdown
Nuclear meltdown
Nuclear meltdown is an informal term for a severe nuclear reactor accident that results in core damage from overheating. The term is not officially defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency or by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission...
of a nuclear
Nuclear physics
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei. The most commonly known applications of nuclear physics are nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons technology, but the research has provided application in many fields, including those...
research station
Research station
A research station is a station built for the purpose of conducting scientific research. Research station sites might include outer space and oceans. Many nations have research stations in Antarctica; Showa Station, Halley and Troll are examples...
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Synopsis
When Steve (Toby Bridge) runs away, his sister Maureen (Jayne Collins) enlists the help of his friend Paul (Andrew Ashby). He eventually finds Steve in an abandoned slate quarry. On their return they find the village deserted and are unaware that the village has been evacuated due to danger of explosion at a nearby Nuclear Research Station.Production
Most of the filming was done on location in North WalesNorth Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
, the nuclear research station featured was actually Trawsfynydd
Trawsfynydd
Trawsfynydd is a village in Gwynedd, North Wales, adjacent to the A470 north of Dolgellau near Blaenau Ffestiniog....
Power Station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
in Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
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Cast
- Jayne Collins as Maureen Rogers
- Andrew Ashby as Paul Jenkins
- Toby Bridge as Steve Rogers
- Dudley SuttonDudley Sutton-Life:He served in the RAF as a mechanic before enrolling in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from which he was later expelled.Known for his eccentricity, he became a cult figure after playing a gay biker in The Leather Boys . He married American actress Marjorie Steele in 1961; she had previously...
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- Mike Lewin as PC Edwards
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