This was a much heralded event in the UK, it was known that an attempt would be made on the record and it was on TV. Bannister collapsed at the tape and it was seen by millions.
Chris Chatterway was one of the pacemakers and also a renowned runner, headlines in the paper after one famous race with John Landy I believe said “ Chatterway? He went Thatterway”.
This was in the day of the true amateur, a different era.