A businessman, two women, one buffet — what could possibly go sideways?
A quick drink in the buffet before going home. Freddie's nerves are taking a hammering lately; the economy is in dire trouble and who can blame a businessman for the occasional drink? His wife and mistress for a start.
Acting
Nigel Hawthorne stealing scenes before he was Sir Anything.
Direction
Mike Newell's debut — cramped location, maximum tension.
Director
Mike Newell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Mike Newell's first directing credit; he'd later helm Four Weddings and a Funeral and Goblet of Fire.
Shot during Britain's 1976 IMF crisis — Freddie's economic panic mirrors a nation quietly losing it.
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