A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable...
Acting
Caine's simmering everyman rage, perfectly cast
Direction
Langton's BBC pedigree: restraint as weapon
Writing
Trevor Preston's adaptation: quiet conversations, loud implications
Director
Simon Langton
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