As an April Fool prank, taxi driver Tom Banning (Richard Attenborough) is led to an abandoned bomb-site by an eight-year-old girl. The youngster is later found murdered and Manning is picked up by Scotland Yard for questioning.
Convinced that they have found their killer, Tom is formally arrested and charged with murder.
His wife (Cathy O’Donnell) is convinced of his innocence, as some of the evidence could be construed as circumstantial but will this be enough when the trial is scheduled for London’s Old Bailey – or will an innocent man end up taking the “eight o’clock walk” (to the hangman) of the title?
The film was a collaboration of George King Productions and British Aviation Pictures Limited for The British Lion Film Corporation. Solid British film making at its best from both the cast and crew.
Tom Manning
Richard Attenborough Jill Manning
Cathy O’Donnell Peter Tanner
Derek Farr Geoffrey Tanner QC
Ian Hunter Horace Clifford
Maurice Denham DCI
Bruce Seton Mr Justice Harrington
Harry Welchman Mr Munro
Kynaston Reeves Mrs Zunz
Lily Kann Mrs Evans
Eithne Dunne Irene Evans
Cheryl Molineaux Miss Ribden-White
Totti Truman Taylor Mr Pettigrew
Robert Adair Mrs Higgs
Grace Arnold Ernie Higgs
David Hannaford
Director
Lance Comfort
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His wife (Cathy O’Donnell) is convinced of his innocence, as some of the evidence could be construed as circumstantial but will this be enough when the trial is scheduled for London’s Old Bailey – or will an innocent man end up taking the “eight o’clock walk” (to the hangman) of the title?
Tom Manning
DCI
Mr Pettigrew
