Acting
Barber's deadpan delivery vs. Scardifield's nervous energy — perfect mismatch.
Writing
Absurd dialogue escalation in 120 seconds flat.
Director
Barney Cokeliss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the late-'90s UK short film boom funded by Channel 4 and the UK Film Council, when two-minute oddities could actually get commissioned.
Frances Barber later played the terrifying Madame Kovarian in Doctor Who — rewatch this and try not to feel weird about it.
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