A 50-minute British time bomb where a date night curdles into something sour.
Linda: When are we going? Gary: Next Friday. Linda: Have you booked? Gary: It's called making a reservation. Linda: I feel excited Gal. My stomach feels all funny. Gary: If it feels funny now, wait till next Friday ...
Acting
Stuart and Fenwick's brutal, lived-in chemistry.
Direction
Shergold traps you in claustrophobic close-ups.
Writing
Dialogue that wounds with everyday words.
Director
Adrian Shergold
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of BBC's 'Screen Two' strand, preserving the endangered single-play format that launched Mike Leigh and Alan Clarke.
Shergold later directed 'Pierrepoint' — this early work already shows his fascination with men performing competence they don't feel.
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