A former army officer who became a successful member of the British Secret Intelligence Service during the Second World War, David Somers is dismissed following the failure of a mission.

Nicholas chases Sophie onto a warehouse roof, where he slips and falls into the path of a passing train and is killed.

[9] She managed to secure a distribution contract with Rank, which enabled her to borrow enough money to finance 70% of the budget.

Box managed to raise the rest from Rank and the National Film Finance Corporation, each putting up fifty per cent.

Rank refused to provide Box with finance to tide her over, so the producer borrowed the money against her own home.

A significant proportion of the action was shot on location in Newcastle upon Tyne, featuring scenes on the quayside, around the Castle Keep and the Central Station, and the suburb of Jesmond.

[15] However, The New York Times was one of the film's many admirers, saying that "A first-rate job of fast film-making in a crisp, naturalistic style, up and down the actual face of England, has been accomplished by all hands.

[18][19] Box later wrote "the film finally opened to very good press notices and even better business, and the teething problems were forgotten as the tills started ringing sweet music.

I found I'd done a better deal for myself than I realised – every time I'd had to put up another unit of finance I was due for an extra percentage of profit – and I felt that at last justice was being done.

The profits were useful for keeping my head above water as Ralph and I prepared our next production and I looked out for good film stories to buy.