A low-key, smartly-written delight. Enough familiar faces (John Carson, Gerald Flood, Glynn Edwards and many others) to fill a couple of Avengers or Saint episodes. But it's the consistently underrated Peter Vaughan who so effortlessly carries the weight here.
A sense of a fierce intelligence at work underlies everything he does.
An avoidance of cliché (both in the script and cinematography) means the film never feels dated, indeed its freshness remains in the mind well after viewing. Worth mentioning too a genuinely moving motive for Roper's cheapness which is carried off with the sure, light touch evident throughout.
Nice twist too.
Thoroughly recommended.
A sense of a fierce intelligence at work underlies everything he does.
An avoidance of cliché (both in the script and cinematography) means the film never feels dated, indeed its freshness remains in the mind well after viewing. Worth mentioning too a genuinely moving motive for Roper's cheapness which is carried off with the sure, light touch evident throughout.
Nice twist too.
Thoroughly recommended.