Britse verslaggevers vermoeden een internationale doofpotoperatie van een mondiale ramp die gaande is... en ze hebben gelijk. Hysterische paniek heeft de wereld overspoeld nadat de Verenigde Staten en de Sovjet-Unie tegelijkertijd kernwapens tot ontploffing brachten en ervoor zorgden dat de baan van de aarde veranderde, waardoor deze richting de zon raasde.
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| Camera | Harry Waxman | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Val Guest | Director |
| Writing | Val Guest | Writer |
| Writing | Wolf Mankowitz | Writer |
| Editing | Bill Lenny | Editor |
| Art | Anthony Masters | Art Direction |
| Production | Val Guest | Producer |
| Crew | Les Bowie | Special Effects |
| Camera | Moray Grant | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatrice Dawson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Sforzini | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joyce James | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Chris Greenham | ADR & Dubbing |
| Art | Scott Slimon | Set Decoration |
| Production | F. Sherwin Green | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Stanley Black | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Clifton Brandon | Production Manager |
| Directing | Philip Shipway | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Terry Lens | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Bernard Williams | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Martin Atkinson | Draughtsman |
| Art | Bill Bennison | Draughtsman |
| Crew | Peter Melrose | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Peter Mullins | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Harry Parr | Property Buyer |
| Art | Geoffrey Tozer | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Buster Ambler | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Aldred | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Peter Dukelow | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Pat Carr | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Brian Johnson | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Doug Ferris | Matte Painter |
| Camera | Wally Byatt | Focus Puller |
| Camera | James Devis | Focus Puller |
| Camera | John Jay | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Jimmy Stilwell | Clapper Loader |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dulcie Midwinter | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joyce Stoneman | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Editing | Mike Round | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Stanley Black | Music Director |
| Crew | Monty Norman | Additional Music |
| Directing | Pamela Carlton | Continuity |
| Production | Jill Langley | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Arthur Christiansen | Technical Advisor |