Joe 'Tom' Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind, he decides to starts working for the Hawlett Trucking company, which transports gravel. It's an aggressive company, where speed is everything. Doing too less runs in a day? You're out. Red is the most experienced trucker, he can do 18 runs in a day. Tom soon makes friends with Lucy, the secretary, and Gino, a driver. But the record of Red intrigues him and he wants to break it. Gino advises against it, but he helps Tom when he wants to go through with it. Soon trouble begins when Red and the other drivers form an united front against Tom. Just when Tom has enough and decides to pack his bags, Lucy tells him Gino had a terrible accident. She also tells about the corruption of Hawlett Trucking.

Starring:

Alfie Bass, Beatrice Varley, Ben Williams, Charles Lamb, David McCallum, George Murcell, Gordon Jackson, Hal Osmond, Herbert Lom, Ian Wilson, Jean St Clair, Jerry Stovin, Jill Ireland, John Horsley, John Miller, Marianne Stone, Marjorie Rhodes, Patrick McGoohan, Peggy Cummins, Robin Bailey, Ronald Clarke, Sean Connery, Sid James, Stanley Baker, Vera Day

Genre:

Drama