Bernard Archard

Jean Anderson

Roland Curram

Ellen McIntosh

John Ronane

Desmond Llewelyn

Rowena Gregory

Basil Beale

Cheryl Molineaux

Michael Byrne

Malya Nappi

Margaret Flint

Mollie Maureen

Gretchen Franklin

Barbara Miller

Christine Ozanne

Anna Turner

Victor Charrington

J. Mark Roberts

Edward Dentith

Margaret Durnell

Donald Tandy

Aileen Harte

Joe Wadham

Rickford Harris

Bernadette McFadden

Mary McFadden

David Walters

Peter Wells

Stanley Goulder

Maurice Pelling

Peter Birch

Stuart Freeman

Phyllis Townshend

Martin Curtis

Olga Angelinetta

Bunty Phillips

Ronnie Maasz

Loretta Ordewer

Peter Musgrave

Roy Millichip

Tristram Cary

Esther Kiss

George Mills

Dulcie Midwinter

Wally Nelson

Thriller

The Silent Playground

Pax Films

United Kingdom

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There is something distinctly haunting about this rather terrifying drama. Roland Curram is "Simon", a mentally ill man who knows the effects of his medication on himself, and so - perhaps benignly - administers these powerful barbiturates to young children. Needless to say, this action has pretty devastating effects and he is soon scared and on the run, being chased by his doctors and the constabulary. The drama builds well towards an, admittedly, expected conclusion but a larger role than usual for Desmond Llewellyn (Dr. Green") and a solid one from the always reliable Jean Anderson as his mother deliver as much of a public service message as an interesting drama about mental illness here. We are clearly being advised of the dangers of allowing sweetie-loving children near colourful pills and capsules.

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