When Ex Colonel Merton discovers a burglar ransacking his home, he is shocked to find out that the thief is a former soldier from his tank regiment. When the thief escapes, Merton tries to contact former members of the regiment, in order to find out what set the thief on the road to crime.

• Ivan Foxwell Productions
• Jack Hawkins
• George Cole
• Dennis Price
• Michael Medwin
• Hugh Williams
• George Baker
• Michael Ripper
• Duncan Lamont