For reasons best known to themselves A.C.T. (or, as it was by then A.C.T.T.) allowed this union-bashing entry to proceed without let or hindrance. Presumably screenwriter Bryan Forbes did not yet have sufficient clout to slip wife Nanette Newman the role of Dickie Attenborough's wife though Dickie himself found the usual supporting role for brother-in-law Gerald Sim. Alfred Burke takes the pivotal role of the Communist agitator sent from 'London' to provoke the wildcat strike that leads to Attenborough being 1) sent to Coventry and 2) hospitalised after being attacked, ironically, by yobs with no political agenda. Beginning with Eight O'Clock Walk Dickie had utilised his penchant for non-English leading ladies and here Pier Angeli turns in a half-decent performance as his wife. Clearly an anti-union veteran Attenborough also starred in a more comedic/satirical take on the same theme in I'm All Right, Jack.
Review of The Angry Silence
