Two
civil servants wander around various vantage points looking at the fictional town of
Smokedale. One with a bowler hat and carrying an umbrella has a refined
London accent; the other in a
trilby and smoking a pipe has a
Yorkshire accent. The footage itself is largely in and around
Sheffield and
Manchester and the civic functions discussed are in
Manchester Town Hall. They proudly look at the new housing completed so far. The film discusses true figures from the replanning of the Manchester slums from 1922 onward: 26,000 condemned; 14,000 demolished (plus "some help from Hitler"); 30,000 new houses planned. It stresses the need for a
Green Belt around each town. Schools, hospitals and play areas are to be part of the plan. Old industries are discussed (and were in truth the hardest issue to address). The solution for relocating industries is not fully explained, and simply states that new areas will be zoned for industrial use - away from the housing. It explains how war has delayed the plan. It states "we've got to rebuild all our big towns". The men then point to the camera and address the viewer, saying it is up to You. Remember it's your town. ==Later Recognition==