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- John and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. Back in school, he is not very attentive and falls asleep during a lesson about electricity so his teacher sends him home. On the 'tube' there is a sudden flash, and John, the train and all of the passengers turn yellow. With the help of Nick (short for 'Electronic') John learns about electricity, invades the Tower of London and saves his pet mouse ... or was it a dream. This is the Powell & Pressburger touch applied to children's films.
- Two children in wartime England find a German fighter pilot.
- Joe Blake (Ray Barrett) masterminds a jail break with three other men; however, he falls awkwardly when jumping down from the wall. While two of the prisoners make it to the nearby getaway van, Terry Sladden (Robin Askwith) helps Joe but their slowness spooks the van driver who leaves without them. They make their way slowly to a nearby farm where the farmer, his wife, and elder daughter are just driving off to the cattle market leaving Peter (Stephen Garlick) in charge with his younger sister, Kate (Jayne Collins), and brother, Tim (Peter Marshall). Joe & Terry take the children hostage and force Peter to contact the local doctor. The scene is set for a typical hostage situation.
- Two teenage boys try to help a tiny spherical alien get back to its mothership, while the army and a devious petty crook pursue the creature for its wonderful powers.
- Three children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are helped by a group of friendly ghosts.
- A young boy's lucky t-shirt is transformed through a power surge and gives its wearer super-powers.
- Joe and Michael, 13-year-old Brits, become separated from their class outing, stranded on a small island, and captured by armed men.
- The children of Barton United are trying to win the cup in their local football league. Nasty councillor Mr Bates doesn't like them and wants the team his son plays for to win instead so he makes life as difficult as he can for them. However, Barton United are offered help by the local professional team that just happens to be Manchester United with its manager Matt Busby.
- An alien spaceship lands on earth, and its inhabitants decide to help a poor family.
- Robin Hood Junior helps Maid Marion to escape from her wicked uncle.
- Six children lose a toy plane in a high ruined tower.
- Three children enter a big store and steal a battery. The three had intended to replace the battery but forget when they realize that they've been locked in. Eventually they get out through a skylight.
- Gavin, Jean and Peter meet Danny the Dragon, an unintentional visitor from outer space. Danny and the children encounter many adventures.
- Colonel Audacious is an inventor and with the help of his young assistant, Barnstuffer, he invents a model aeroplane with a TV camera attached that can then fly around revealing all sorts of goings on. After a few slapstick goofs the flying eye reveals the activities of a gang of spies.
- When Marlow's circus comes to town they find that the field they usually use is not available because they didn't pay the farmer last year. They have to promise most of their equipment to the farmer as surety and will only get it back if they do extra business this year. The circus children and their friends decide to help make this season a success.
- A group of petless children secretly build a zoo behind an old manor, unaware it hides jewel thieves. The children find the crooks, then join forces with their animals to defeat them.
- Made by the Children's Film Foundation, this is the story of a group of young musicians who are able to bust a gang of robbers.
- In a slapstick comedy set in a school, a teleportation device causes all sorts of mayhem and muddles.
- Farmer Grant's children get him to buy a cow from another farmer. The children work hard to make the cow fit and healthy enough for the show ring. But at the last minute the other farmer, Kincaid, steals Calamity.
- An Imaginative young boy called Tony whose Dad is the Town Mayor, isn't believed when he might actually be telling the truth for once.
- Sandra and Gary discover that two Cornish potters are involved in the theft of a golden minotaur statue stolen from the British Museum.
- A superb early work by illustrious British director Lewis Gilbert (Alfie, You Only Live Twice) which follows orphaned Polish refugee Janek, who runs into trouble in the shape of two scheming thieves. Starring popular character actor Sydney Tafler (Carve Her Name with Pride, The Spy who Loved Me) as a cunning spiv, and featuring an appearance from John Laurie (The 39 Steps, Dad's Army), Johnny on the Run is an action-packed adventure with a remarkable performance from its young lead.
- In 1860, a young orphaned girl is sent to live with her uncle, but she is troubled by a shadowy figure that appears and disappears.
- A huge chemical company pays illegal dumpers for disposal of chemical waste dangerous to the environment.
- Adventure film involving two boys who wage a battle against diamond smugglers with radio controlled model Spitfire aeroplanes loaded with darts. When their model plane crashes Mike and Harry are befriended by ex-pilot Charlie Bradford and his niece Maggie, who teach them how to fly radio-controlled planes. When crooks steal Charlie's latest model in an attempt to smuggle a stolen diamond across the Channel, the children embark on an ingenious and exciting plan to thwart them.