Play Safe

Name: Play Safe
Genre: Family, Animation, Drama
Released: 1978-01-02
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Bernard Cribbins, Brian Wilde, Jayne Tottman

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1978

Release Year

10 min

Runtime

Family

Animation

Drama

Overview

Sponsored as part of the Electricity Council's 'Understanding Electricity' campaign, Play Safe is a series of three hard-hitting fillers designed to highlight to children the potentially fatal consequences of playing near overhead electric lines and substations. The carefree attitude of the youngsters as they fly their kites and radio-controlled planes in the open air is undermined by composer Harry Robinson's electronic soundtrack, which pulsates with menace throughout.

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short film

Cast

Bernard Cribbins

Robin (voice)

Brian Wilde

Owl (voice)

Jayne Tottman

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@Geronimo1967

January 23, 2025

6/10

There are three parts to this public information message that advises kids to be careful when they are playing outdoors. The first sees a frisbee inadvertently wedge itself into an electricity substation and the fetching lad unfortunately makes friends with a 66,000 volt shock. It's a similar story …

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