A boring solicitor's midlife crisis goes full noir—affairs, murder, and the worst decision-making since dial-up.
The safe, secure, boring life of Charlie Cross, a wealthy, successful solicitor is irretrievably shattered when he embarks on an illicit, passionate affair with the beautiful, mysterious Viola whom he meets one evening whilst investigating the background of her husband, Edgar Bosco.
Acting
Ciarán Hinds doing Shakespearean gravitas in a soap opera.
Production
Wealthy solicitor lifestyle porn on a BBC budget.
Director
Ben Bolt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ben Bolt directed this between episodes of 'Prime Suspect' and 'Cracker'—explaining the prestige TV cast in a direct-to-video situation.
This arrived at the tail end of the British erotic thriller boom, when every channel wanted their own 'Basic Instinct' but with worse lighting and more solicitors.
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