Set in Manchester, heartland of England's industrial north, Don Starling escapes from jail becoming England's most wanted man. Ruthless villain Starling together with his cronies engineered a robbery that resulted in the violent death of a young girl. Detective Inspector Martineau has been assigned to hunt him down and bring him in. From seedy barrooms, through gambling dens the trail leads to an explosive climax high on the rooftops of the city.
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Stanley Baker as Insp. Harry Martineau
John Crawford as Don Starling
Donald Pleasence as Gus Hawkins
Maxine Audley as Julia Martineau
Billie Whitelaw as Chloe Hawkins
Joseph Tomelty as Furnisher Steele
George A. Cooper as Doug Savage
Vanda Godsell as Lucretia Luske
Dickie Owen as Bragg
Alister Williamson as Sam
Lois Daine as Cecily Wainwright
John Harvey as Fingerprint Officer
Geoffrey Frederick as Det. Devery
Charles Houston as Clogger Roach
Joby Blanshard as Tawny Jakes
Charles Morgan as Laurie Lovett
Peter Madden as Bert Darwin
Warren Mitchell as Commercial Traveller
Sarah Branch as Silver Steele
Russell Napier as Superintendent
Philip Bond as Headquarters PC (uncredited)
Richard Coleman as Detective in Station (uncredited)
John Comer as Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)
Doris Speed as Older Sister in Hospital (uncredited)
Marianne Stone as (uncredited)
Reg Thomason as Barman (uncredited)
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