Stephen Fry as a buttoned-up barrister versus Simon Callow's unhinged millionaire recluse—what could possibly go wrong?
Daniel is an obeying and high-flying barrister with the good life on his side. Nathaniel Quass is a rich and bizarre recluse, generous, obsessed and sad. This reluctant pair are caught up in an alliance againstu an ingenious conspiracy which threatens both of their lives.
Acting
Fry and Callow's deliciously mismatched chemistry.
Writing
Witty barbs hiding genuine melancholy.
Director
Christopher Morahan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This TV movie vanished so thoroughly it has zero TMDB ratings—making it a true Fry deep cut.
Director Christopher Morahan helmed the legendary 1981 Brideshead Revisited, explaining the precise class anxiety on display.
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