A 55-minute British TV movie where Iron Age bones and forbidden lust collide messily.
' No permissive society the Iron Age ... no messing about in those days.' A gruesome discovery on an archaeological excavation has more than historical interest when the love of a young man for an older woman gets out of hand
Acting
Kevin Whately's simmering desperation before Lewis made him cozy.
Direction
Wilks makes mud and bones feel genuinely erotic and threatening.
Director
Carol Wilks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for BBC2's 'Premiere' anthology strand, now virtually lost outside archive holdings. Kevin Whately filmed this between minor roles and Inspector Morse, making it a fascinating bridge performance.
Part of a wave of 1980s British TV exploring 'respectable' violence in rural settings — think 'Singing Detective' meets 'Penda's Fen' with extra sexual panic. The Iron Age framing reflects Thatcher-era anxieties about civilization's thin veneer.
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