Five in Millions

1978 27 min

Overview

Captures the work of the British Rail Parcel Service, illustrating the story of five different consignments over a twenty-four hour period. These are: a schoolboy in Cheshire being sent a new bicycle; a housewife in Rhondda Valley awaiting the arrival of a new vacuum cleaner; a man in Lincoln expecting an insurance cheque; a tourist in Cornwall waiting for his daily newspaper to arrive at his hotel; and a research scientist who urgently needs some equipment in Manchester.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

English en

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Cast

John Dennis

Crew

Nick Nicholls

Director

Glyn Jones

Producer

Posters

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