A day of quiet frustration for the mild-mannered Mr. Smith ends with him committing suicide.
Acting
Barkworth's face does what dialogue fears to.
Direction
Lyne's debut: all the flash he'll later abandon for craft.
Director
Adrian Lyne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for BBC's 'Second City Firsts' series, this was Adrian Lyne's first professional work before he became the king of glossy erotic thrillers.
The 38-minute runtime was a BBC requirement, forcing Lyne to compress a lifetime of loneliness into a single lunch hour and afternoon.
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