Five in Millions

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Five in Millions (1978)

Directed by Nick Nicholls

Documentary · 27m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Nick Nicholls
Director of Photography
Bill Glass
Editor
Richard Best
Producer
Glyn Jones

Details

Release date
1978-01-01
Runtime
27m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
British Transport Films