Stop, Look and Listen

For over 60 years the Central Office of Information's public information films have been cajoling the British public and, more often than not, scaring them to Stop, Look and Listen. Best remembered are the Charley Says, Tufty (pictured) and the Green Cross Code safety campaigns of the 1960s and 70s, which left an indelible impression those old enough to remember them.

From crossing roads to talking to strangers, playing near overhead electricity pylons or running barefoot on beaches, the impression created was that the world was one big death trap. And if you thought you were safe indoors, think again - aggressive door-to-door salesmen, burst water pipes, faulty cabling and nuclear attack were just some of the everyday perils for which we must remain on constant alert.

Public Information Fillers