El doctor Richard Kimble, és acusat d'assassinar a la seva esposa Hellen. Per l'enregistrament telefònic efectuat pel Departament d'Emergència de la Policia, assumeixen que Kimble és el culpable. En el judici Richard Kimble és condemnat a la pena cabdal sent innocent. L'autobús en el que viatjava cap a la presó amb altres presoners, pateix un accident provocat pels reclusos i cau per un vessant.
El 1945, un home amb un sol braç arriba al desolat poble de Black Rock. És John MacReedy (Spencer Tracy) i busca Joe Komaco, un granger japonès el fill del qual li va salvar la vida a la guerra. El comportament dels veïns és estranyament hostil i groller, i les preguntes de MacReedy sobre Komaco no reben resposta. És evident que amaguen alguna cosa, cosa que desperta la curiositat del foraster, que no està disposat a anar-se'n abans d'esbrinar el terrible secret que amaga Black Rock.
Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.
Robin's Nest is a British sitcom starring Richard O'Sullivan as Robin Tripp, one of the lead characters in the sitcom, Man About The House, which had ended on 7 April 1976. It aired for six series from 11 January 1977 to 31 March 1981, and co-starred Tessa Wyatt as Robin's girlfriend - and later wife - Vicky, and Tony Britton as her father. It was made by Thames Television and aired on ITV.
