A 'machinegunner' (West Country slang for a debt-collector) turns amateur sleuth, but finds himself in hot water with local criminals.
Acting
Rossiter's simmering bitterness is *chef's kiss*.
Production
Miserable Bristol locations shot beautifully gloomy.
Director
Patrick Dromgoole
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak '70s ITV regional drama—gritty, cheap, and deeply unfashionable now, which makes it fascinating.
Colin Welland won an Oscar four years later for Chariots of Fire—imagine telling him that during this shoot.
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