 A remake of an episode from the US TV series  _"Playhouse 90" (1956)_ (qv) (Requiem for a Heavyweight (1957)),  broadcast live by the BBC in the UK. Jack Palance (qv) (the star  of the original US broadcast) was unavailable for this version so a  nationwide hunt was mounted to find a suitable replacement. The part  eventually went to an unknown actor called Sean Connery (qv).