2000 Minus 60
| "2000 Minus 60" | |
|---|---|
| ITV Television Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 31 |
| Directed by | Peter Graham Scott |
| Written by | James Workman |
| Original air date | April 4, 1958 |
| Guest appearance | |
| June Thorburn | |
2000 Minus 60 is a 1958 British television play by James Workman.[1] It was Workman's first television play.[2] It appears to have been based on his script "Flashpoint" for the radio series Thirty Minutes to Go.[3]
Premise
[edit | edit source]The world stands on the brink as a runaway freighter rocket, containing high explosives, is due to detonate over London at midnight on New Year's Eve 1999.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Eric Lander
- June Thorburn
Receptiopn
[edit | edit source]The Liverpool Post felt "the script was too heavily laden with scientific mumbo jumbo (much of it way beyond my comprehension) to generate any great tension."[4] "Interest mounts smoothy to a climax of high tension," wrote the Liverpool Echo.[5]
The Daily Telegraph felt "the dialogue was apt to be unsconsciously funny."[6]
The Observer felt it "seemed to lack that polish which is so essential if science fiction is to suspend you."[7]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2000 Minus 60 at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).