John Krish

A shadowy man in black warns viewers of the perils of forgetting to follow the simple two second rule - that is, keeping a sufficient distance from the car ahead when driving. Directed by John Krish, who made numerous similarly macabre films, this is one of three public information films produced as a series on public road safety. The images from the series may no longer be familiar to everyone, but the slogan is still in use today.

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A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children.

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While a mother busies herself with sewing, a clock counts down the last minute of her daughter’s life as we hear a chilling voiceover reminding us to keep watch over our children when they're near traffic.

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Part of BFI collection "Worth the Risk?"

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A group of students discuss their experience of further education and the benefits gained.

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A successful talent agent enjoys the good life until his wife leaves him. Moving in with his friend and igniting an affair with the man's wife, he also acquires a difficult new client whose public image must be preserved at any cost.

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Reminder to lock anything with a lock to protect against burglary in your house. This short film was made to show to people the dangers of not locking there house especially at night time.

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A young man's attempts at seduction and social climbing lead to mayhem.

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Young office assistant Majorie will marry soon, however, she's plagued by doubts if her fiance is the right one. On her last day at work, her male colleagues don't miss a chance to comfort her...and flirt.

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The life of an old man, John Cartner Ronson, living alone in a huge block of flats in London since his wife died nine years earlier.

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A series of scientists working on a new techology to facilitate man's conquest of space are killed in mysterious circumstances. Suspicion falls on the wife of another scientist on the project, who may not be what she seems.

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Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.

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A few hours in the lives of the pupils at a contemporary Secondary Modern school in Hertfordshire, England.

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A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at apartheid in South Africa and the Sharpville massacre.

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A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).

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Part of BFI collection "A Day in the Life."

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Made for the NSPCC by the noted film director John Krish, They Took Us To The Sea follows a group of children taken by Inspectors of the NSPCC on an outing from Birmingham to Weston-Super Mare.

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A refugee family comes to terms with living in the UK and adjusting to a new language and culture.

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Part of BFI collection "A Day in the Life."

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Directed by cult British director John Krish, the film was sponsored by the Army Kinematograph Corporation. This tightly plotted drama shows British POWs enduring brainwashing and torture during the Korean War, thereby revealing what a soldier could expect if he was ever captured by enemy forces.

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A day in the life of a Post Office counter clerk showing the complexities of his duties and the problems that arise.

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Four children try to raise money to replace a broken saw, taking them on an unexpected journey through the capital.

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A dramatised training film for the Military Police showing the correct methods and procedures that should be used in solving a crime.

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Two stories, in the Scotland Yard Series to show that crime does not pay. This was a compilation of two episodes from the television series Stryker of the Yard (1954) featuring Clifford Evans

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In every industry men still need skill and knowledge, but the addition of a dash of imagination will often mean more pleasure from the job as well as greater efficiency. The film presents four examples: the invention of a ratchet device for turning rails; reshaping worn spanners at a locomotive works; speeding up the replacement of old escalator slats by means of an attachment to a drill; and finally, the thoughtful porter working at a country station who goes out of his way to warn a regular passenger of a change in the timetable.

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A fond farewell to London's trams - whose peculiarly endearing qualities were discovered only at the threat of their disappearance.

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Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a famous house, a party outing by hired coach can be a real day out. Away For The Day is the story of some coach parties enjoying a wide variety of trips all over England and Wales, and an impression of the places they visit.

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A group of workers from a Leicester shoe-making company travel down south for a day in the Smoke.

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