A man loses his shop, joins the fascists, and doesn't even see the irony coming.
A small town shopkeeper is conned into standing for an extreme right-wing party at a by-election, and later discovers that it's financed by the corporation that has dispossessed him of his business.
Acting
Colin Jeavons' slow-motion moral collapse is masterclass.
Writing
Jack Rosenthal's script cuts like a documentary that hates you.
Direction
Mike Newell's first feature — already surgical.
Director
Mike Newell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Saeed Jaffrey was originally cast as Dennis Turner; he demanded to play Khera instead, seeing the role's explosive potential.
This 'Play for Today' aired months before Thatcher's election — critics called it alarmist. History called it Tuesday.
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