Patric Doonan

A Navy lieutenant is borrowed by the British to supervise torpedo experiments after one of their scientists is killed.

Young couple Mark and Jane are forced to thrash out marital problems in a borrowed room in Jane’s parents’ tiny house. Meanwhile, Jane’s cousin, ...

A secret jet aircraft capable of traveling three times the speed of sound is being developed by a group of scientists. On the day of the test ...

At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can’t prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands. However, someone realises that a prize ...

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune ...

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to ...

A factory worke quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.

A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.