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British educational film about 'stranger danger' produced in 1971
Transcript
00:00Do you remember when you were small, hearing the story of Red Riding Hood?
00:18She went to visit her grandmother.
00:25You knew that the grandmother was really the wolf in disguise.
00:30But Red Riding Hood didn't, and she nearly got eaten up.
00:47There are many other fairy tales like that.
00:50And there was the story of Hansel and Gretel, who were tempted by the House of Sweets.
00:56You knew from the start that the witch wanted to hurt them both.
01:00But they didn't, until it was almost too late.
01:08And in Aladdin, the man who pretended to be his uncle was also a cheat.
01:14He only wanted the magic lamp, and to get rid of Aladdin.
01:19Of course, most people are good and kind.
01:23But there are some who want to hurt children.
01:28In real life, it's not easy to see that they're different.
01:31They look quite ordinary.
01:33People like this might be a bit odd in the head.
01:37They might even be nasty and cruel.
01:39But they don't show it.
01:42So don't be like Red Riding Hood, or Hansel and Gretel, or Aladdin.
01:47Keep away from people you don't know.
01:50From strangers.
01:51Hello, young lady.
01:53You going home?
01:54Well, look, it's a bit chilly, isn't it?
01:57Why don't you hop in and I'll give you a lift back, eh?
02:01That's a lovely cape you're wearing.
02:03And that jumper, nearly the same colour as the car.
02:07Come on, why don't you hop in?
02:10Let's stop the film for a moment.
02:12You can see that Janet is hesitating.
02:15And the man can see it too.
02:17So he goes on talking nicely to her.
02:19You know that little field just off the road?
02:22Well, there's a sweet little baby donkey there.
02:26Only born last night.
02:27I'd like to see it on the way home.
02:30Yes, please.
02:34Everything he said is a lie.
02:36But Janet doesn't know this.
02:39There's not even a baby donkey in the field.
02:41Janet's in real danger.
02:45Before she goes off with him, let's put the film back to before she got in.
02:51Janet shouldn't stop at all.
02:54This is what she should do.
02:56No, thank you.
03:07Janet, would you like to know why you shouldn't get into a strange car?
03:11Well, he could hurt you.
03:16You mean sort of like when Johnny hits me and pulls at me, my hair, when we have a row?
03:21No, much worse than that.
03:23He might take your clothes off.
03:25You mean do something rude to me?
03:27Yes, something rude and hurtful.
03:30So always say no to strangers.
03:36A stranger offering you a lift isn't always bad.
03:39But he could be.
03:42He prefers to think about a strange car as danger.
03:50Hey, would you like a lift to school?
03:52Pardon?
03:53Would you like a lift to school?
03:54No, thank you.
03:55My mother told me not to get in a stranger's car.
03:58I'm sure she didn't mean when it was raining like this.
04:00No, thank you.
04:01I'm sorry.
04:02Bye-bye.
04:03Good for him.
04:04Say no, even if it's pouring with rain.
04:12Now, remember, think of a strange car as danger.
04:18Whatever the driver says.
04:22He could hurt you.
04:24You mean sort of like when Johnny hits me and pulls at me, my hair, when we have a row?
04:28No, much worse than that.
04:30He prefers to think about a strange car as danger.
04:32Hey, would you like a lift to school?
04:34Pardon?
04:35Would you like a lift to school?
04:36No, thank you.
04:37My mother told me not to get in a stranger's car.
04:39I'm sure he didn't mean when it was raining like this.
04:41Your mum's been taken ill.
04:42She asked me to bring you home straight away.
04:44Poor Peggy.
04:46Now what should she do?
04:47Come on, she's not well.
04:49Come on, jump in.
04:52I bet not now.
04:54Come on.
04:55I'll come back for the bike later on.
04:56All right?
04:57Here, just a sec.
05:00Please miss, he says my mum's been taken ill and he wants me to go with him, but I don't know him.
05:15That scared him away.
05:17Look darling, I don't think your mother would send a stranger to pick you up even if she was ill.
05:25Do the same as Peggy.
05:28Always ask another adult before you go.
05:30And better still, dial 999 and tell the police.
05:37Get his number down quickly.
05:48You must remember that most people are good and kind.
05:51But if strangers want to hurt you, they have lots of different ways of tempting you.
05:56Some will say...
05:57Here's some money.
05:58Get a couple of ice creams for us.
06:00Would you like some sweets now?
06:02I've got a few more in the car.
06:04Come and look at my puppies.
06:06You'll love them.
06:08Whatever they say, always say no thank you and walk away.
06:14It's easy to remember all this when a stranger has a car, but not so easy when he hasn't.
06:29Of course, he could look quite different from this.
06:33Can't you make her go any faster than that?
06:35That's the trouble, he can look like just anybody.
06:44But pretend for a moment that he looks like this man.
06:49Shall I help you?
06:53That's it, climb on and I'll push.
06:55You need somebody stronger like me.
07:04Come on, let's see how fast you can go.
07:08Come on young lady, see if we can make you dizzy.
07:11Come on young lady, see if we can make you dizzy.
07:21I'll bet you can't catch me.
07:25This is a bad thing to do.
07:27This man could be dangerous.
07:30Susan doesn't realise that this man could frighten her.
07:33Would you like to see my goldfish?
07:35Yes.
07:36Or hurt her badly.
07:38I just live near here.
07:41She should always stay with her friends.
07:45Pete is doing the right thing.
07:47Hey!
07:48Hey Sue!
07:49Where do you think you're going?
07:51I need to see his goldfish, he says perhaps I can have one.
07:54Your mum would really be mad if you go off with someone you don't know.
07:57But she does know me, I'm her friend, don't I Sue?
08:00But you've only just met him!
08:02If your friend or sister or brother goes off, be a kind of policeman.
08:07Stop them, protect them.
08:09If a man looked awful, if his face changed when he was doing something bad,
08:14then it would be so easy not to go with him.
08:18The only safe way is always to say no.
08:25After all, your mother wouldn't accept a lift from a stranger,
08:28or go off with him to see a donkey or a goldfish or a puppy.
08:33And neither would your teacher.
08:35So why should you?
08:39You're not babies anymore, you want to be free and find a bit of adventure.
08:49But you must be sensible.
08:51So remember a few easy things when you're out without your mother.
08:59Always stick in groups when you're in the park, or go anywhere.
09:03It's lovely to be in quiet country lanes like this.
09:08But always go with other children.
09:15The same goes for places like this, derelict sites, lonely places.
09:20Always go with other children and stay with them.
09:38I think we should go to the fair.
09:42Hey, you going to the fair?
09:44Yeah.
09:45I'm going as well, why don't you come with me?
09:48Yeah, come on. Now listen, you go and tell your mum and we'll meet you by the big wheel, okay?
09:54You know by now what they should say.
09:56I don't think we should, Michael.
09:58Why not?
10:00Sorry, mister.
10:01Come, Michael.
10:02Okay.
10:03Let's go.
10:08And that's all those things.
10:12And always go home before it's dark.
10:15Even when there are two of you, it's safer to go home now.
10:21Tell your mother or your teacher if anyone you don't know speaks to you,
10:25or if anyone behaves rudely to you.
10:28And of course, the policeman.
10:30Can you tell me what the man was like?
10:31Remember Peggy?
10:32He had a thing.
10:33The man in the car had said her mother was ill.
10:37But it wasn't true.
10:39And, er, he had brown eyes.
10:44What sort of coat was he wearing?
10:46Er, I can't really remember because he was inside all the time.
10:51I see.
10:53You wrote the car number down, did you?
10:55Yes, it's over there.
10:57Over there?
10:58Yeah.
10:59Shall we go over and see what it is?
11:03We can still read it.
11:07A-Y-X-1-9-1-H.
11:12Jolly good.
11:13Was the car clean or did it need a wash?
11:15It was clean.
11:19Can you remember if there was anything funny or strange about the car?
11:23It had a roof rack and it had a soak hose on the top.
11:27Every little fact is important.
11:29So tell the police.
11:31You might help them to stop another child from getting hurt.
11:34November Hotel from 349.
11:36Real message at 9.50 this morning.
11:38The vehicle A-Y-X-1-9-1-H has just passed me driving south.
11:44I'm now going to follow it and try and stop the car further down the road.
11:48349 out.
12:04Morning, Gav.
12:05Who does the car belong to?
12:06Oh, it's mine.
12:07I see.
12:08Where have you been in it this morning?
12:09Just locally.
12:10Business.
12:11Yeah.
12:12Where do you mean by that?
12:13Well, a few blocks back.
12:14I see.
12:15What's your name, Gav?
12:16Samuel Graves.
12:17I see.
12:18Who's the little girl?
12:19Is she your daughter?
12:20No.
12:21I'm Janie's uncle.
12:22Is that right, Janie?
12:23Yes.
12:24And he's taking me to see his new puppy.
12:26So he's your real uncle, then?
12:28Oh, no.
12:29He's my pretend one.
12:30Yeah.
12:31I think you'd better just turn the engine off a moment and get out of the car, Gav.
12:34Janie is safe now.
12:38But what about the child who isn't?
12:41Lucy can't get away from this stranger.
12:44He said he had a puppy, too, but it wasn't true.
12:48He's big.
12:49He's frightening.
12:50He can be rude and nasty, and she can't do anything about it.
13:04Sit down here, Miss Kemp, and have this cup of tea.
13:08Don't upset yourself.
13:10As soon as the child is reported missing, the police come over right away.
13:19Now, let's try and get some more details about Lucy.
13:22Is she a friendly type of girl, one who would speak to people if they spoke to her on the way home?
13:26She's very friendly, yes.
13:28But, well, I don't think she'd talk to people she doesn't know.
13:33Well, you know what it is that worries me?
13:36You read all these things in the papers about children that never get back home.
13:40You don't like to see anyone unhappy, especially your mother.
13:44Can you think what she'd feel like if you were missing?
13:47She'd have a jumper and skirt and a red anorak, you know, with a zip in the front.
13:52Oh, good.
13:53That'll make her fairly easy to spot anyway, won't it?
13:56When we get her back anyway, we'll have you tell her, right,
13:59Every time she goes out in future, you must know where she is all the time.
14:02It's very, very important.
14:07Everything possible is done to find Lucy.
14:10But it's very difficult without knowing where she could be.
14:16If only she told her mother where she was going.
14:20Good boy.
14:22Good.
14:24Good boy.
14:27As you notice, Lucy hasn't come back to school this afternoon.
14:31And her mummy's phoned up, and she's very worried because she didn't go home for lunch either.
14:36Now, can any of you think whether on the way home you saw Lucy?
14:42Or when you got back to the playground, did you see her playing in the playground anywhere?
14:46Can you think?
14:48Anybody seen her at all anywhere?
14:50No.
14:54I want you to think about this, children. It's very important.
14:57Has anyone seen Lucy doing anything unusual?
15:00No.
15:04She was giving a bag of sweets to us all,
15:08and she told me that she got this money from a man down the road.
15:13When was this?
15:14Yesterday.
15:15I see. That could be very helpful.
15:17Could I take this young man outside and have a talk with him out there?
15:19Yes, of course.
15:20Yeah.
15:21Fine.
15:22Cheers.
15:26Well, they found your daughter.
15:27Thank God for that. Is she alright?
15:29Lucy will be alright.
15:31But she's hurt and frightened.
15:33And she wants her mother.
15:36Don't be like Lucy.
15:38Always tell your mother or your teacher where you're going, wherever it is.
15:43Tell your mother or a policeman if anyone has behaved oddly or spoken to you for no reason.
15:49If someone asks the way, tell him, and nicely too.
15:53But never go with him.
15:56And not only with men, but with women too.
16:01Most of the people in the world are kind and good.
16:06What colour you got?
16:07Black.
16:08They're just ordinary people with families like yours.
16:12Mum, I lost a stitch.
16:13They and their friends enjoy being with children.
16:16They're just, as I said, ordinary good people like your mum and dad.
16:20Twelve.
16:21Two, four, six, eight, ten, twelve, fourteen.
16:25That's too, too many.
16:27Well, I can't take them off, so you'll have to ask your mother to do it for you.
16:31Okay?
16:32They go in the car with their children for picnics.
16:35Or a visit to the zoo, or to see grandma.
16:39Denise, where are you?
16:40Well, come on, hurry up.
16:44Hold on.
16:46You'll miss all this tea and cakes and jellies a lot.
16:54But sometimes there's just one man or woman who is unhappy and lonely,
16:58peculiar or bad, and perhaps dangerous.
17:03So it's better to be careful.
17:10The fairy tales end happily.
17:15But in real life, don't take the chances they did.
17:19There's no genie of the lamp to help you.
17:26So always tell your mother where you're going to be.
17:30If anything strange has happened, if you want help,
17:34tell your teacher, a policeman, or your parents.
17:39And keep out of strangers' cars.
17:42Don't talk to strangers, or go anywhere with them.
17:46Always stay with your friends.
17:49And remember, say no to strangers.
17:53Never go with strangers.
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