A grieving man crashes a reclusive philosopher's villa. Nothing is what it seems.
A tragic event shatters the complacent calm of a great university. Haunted by it, Peter Molyneux turns up at the Italian villa of Dr Still.
Acting
Robert Eddison's Dr. Still — magnificent, terrifying, possibly immortal.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll need stitches. Then realize it's bleeding you.
Director
Derek Lister
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert Eddison was 73 when he played Still; he performed his own final scene falling into a freezing pool. Legend.
This vanished TV film captures 1970s British class anxiety perfectly—academic meritocracy vs. inherited intellectual authority.
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