A dirty postcard empire, a calculating widow, and one very uncomfortable afternoon in the English countryside.
Cousin, W. Clifford Mill, ran a dirty postcard business; which brings Paul to the country in search of a profitable afternoon. Hesther knows the value of most things and, when evening falls, she turns his visit to her own advantage.
Acting
Geraldine James commands every frame with precise menace
Writing
Witty barbs about respectability and desire
Director
Carol Wiseman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carol Wiseman directed numerous BBC literary adaptations; this rare original screenplay let her cut loose with social satire.
The 'dirty postcard' trade was a genuine cottage industry in 1970s Britain, making Paul's business both seedy and oddly legitimate.
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