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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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Tropes used in The Finishing Line include:

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.

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