. Pikemen (1958)

London. M/S of soldiers with guns, they run through a gate. M/S of a gun barrel camouflaged in the grass, M/S of the gun firing. M/S of a soldier firing a pistol into the air, the camera pans round to show the road and trees in the background. M/S of a soldier crouched by a river, there is an explosion in it. M/S of a boat full of soldiers on the river. M/S as a soldier sights along his rifle. There are explosions in the water round the boat. M/S of soldiers marching up to the gates of Buckingham Palace, they march through the gate. M/S of a lion on the palace gate, the camera pans down to M/S of a soldier stood outside a sentry box, he steps back. C/U profile of his face, the camera pans down to show a red badge on his sleeve which reads ’Honourable Artillery Company’. M/S of soldiers coming out of a guard house carrying pieces of armour, they are dressed in red military costume from the time of Charles I, a man is strapping on his armour in the foreground. M/S of the soldiers on the grass