The Finishing Line

The Finishing Line is a 1977 Public Information Film commissioned by British Transport Films to combat trespass on Britain's Railways. The premise is as follows: A young boy is sitting on a railway bridge remembering a school assembly given by his headmaster telling the pupils that "The railway is not the games field". The film then becomes an Imagine Spot about a sports day held on the line.

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 * Blood Sport: Athletes get extra points for injuring rail passengers and the game nonchalantly continues on as many of the athletes die.
 * Captain Obvious Aesop: Don't play games on railway tracks.
 * Idiot Plot: A school sports day on a railway line.
 * Imagine Spot
 * Padding: The "Tunnel Walk" scene features every child walking into the tunnel.
 * Railroad Tracks of Doom
 * Refuge in Audacity
 * Scare'Em Straight
 * Too Dumb to Live: Several children look like they're actually throwing themselves onto the track as the train approaches.