A parole officer's worst nightmare: what if rehabilitation is just a polite fiction?
' If he's been locked up all these years why is it all right to let him out now? ' ' New thinking.' But what happens when new thinking comes up against the same old behaviour?
Acting
Paul McDowell's chilling restraint — you never trust his smile.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes British politeness against itself.
Director
Ken Grieve
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Ken Grieve later became a prolific Doctor Who director, which explains the creeping dread.
Made for BBC2's 'Playhouse' slot, this exemplifies the era's obsession with 'dangerous' working-class masculinity and collapsing social services.
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