2000 Minus 60
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| director = Peter Graham Scott
| writer = James Workman
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| airdate = {{Start date|1958|04|04}}
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| guests = June Thorburn
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2000 Minus 60 is a 1958 British television play.{{cite news|title=For Jane|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=28 March 1958|page=2}}{{cite news|title=Runaway rocket drama|newspaper=Leicester Evening Mail|date=3 April 1958|page=5}}
Premise
The world stands on the brink as a runaway freighter rocket, containing high explosives, is due to detonate over London at midnight on New Year's Eve 1999.
Cast
- Eric Lander
- June Thorburn
Receptiopn
"Interest mounts smoothy to a climax of high tension," wrote the Liverpool Echo.{{cite news|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=5 April 1958|page=10|title=Telecrit}}
The Daily Telegraph felt "the dialogue was apt to be unsconsciously funny."{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=5 April 1958|page=8|title=A nightmare of 1999}}
The Observer felt it "seemed to lack that polish which is so essential if science fiction is to suspend you."{{cite news|newspaper=The Observer|date=6 April 1958|page=12|title=Television}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDB title|id=h423784}}