"Terror strikes with a knock on the door....."
Masked intruders take the family of a bank manager hostage in order to rob his bank.
Social & External
The people behind it
Sylvia Syms
Wendy Hammond
James Kerry
Martin Hammond
Derren Nesbitt
Ron
Donna Evans
Nicola Hammond
Alan Guy
The Boy
Matthew Haslett
Jamie Hammond
Richard Shaw
1st Bank Robber
Mark Elwes
Tom - Assistant Manager
Derek Ware
2nd Bank Robber
Gene Foad
Peter
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