The film presents a look at some of the changes that are taking place in the city of Stoke on Trent.
We see:
Establishing shots of the city of Stoke on Trent showing industrial areas and terraced housing as well as demolition scenes.
The potteries loop railway line is shown (this route had fallen into decline by 1964 but was still used for freight trains). We see Eturia and Hanley stations on the line and abandoned sidings at Hanley (with a voice over from a railwayman describing the line).
Next we cut to a Mecca bingo session and we see an exterior of the ABC cinema at Hanley and an interior of the ABC bowling alley also at Hanley.
More shots of demolition are shown as well as a new housing estate (with a voice over about communities being broken up).
We then see miners leaving a pit and a shot of a conveyor (from Wolstanton pit?) that takes coal to a steel rolling mill (likely to be Shelton Bar but not stated). Construction work by Barratts for a new civic building at Hanley, the exterior of the museum and art gallery and passengers boarding trains at Stoke railway station.
We then see the Swan Pottery at Tunstall which is threatened with demolition because of a new road. We see workers in the factory and there is an interview with Richard Webster from the firm.
We then cut to the successful Plant Pottery at Longton. Owner John Plant and designer Richard Brockman are interviewed. We also see production on the factory floor.
Next at the Mitchell Memorial Youth Centre in Hanley a group of young people are interviewed about their prospects in Stoke on Trent. The interview ends with laughter when one woman mentions the BBC planning to film a Stoke theatre production of 'The Jolly Potters' (this is an interview for rival ATV).
Moving on to leisure time we see Mr R. E. Diggles playing the organ at Victoria Hall in Hanley; men with racing pigeons; a potteries choir singing hymns; and a Christian choir singing with a 'trad jazz' style band.
Finally night-life in Stoke is shown with shots of roulette, ballroom dancing and people drinking at the 'Potters Club' and finally young people dancing at 'The Place' night-club in Hanley. The band playing are the Mel Davies Four.
No credits specified
This film was shot in August 1964. A shooting script has been kept. Director was Bob Tyrrell. Cameraman Frank Harding. The billed title in TV Times was 'Things are Changing Here'.