User Reviews

Businessman and upcoming Politician Sir Harold Trevitt is photographed in a compromising position with his neighbour Maxine by Maid Paula, a demand for blackmail is issued, a threat so strong it pushes someone to murder.

It's another very intriguing, tightly written whodunnit, an engaging mystery which is loaded with twists and turns, everything may appear to be black and white, but of course noting is at it seems.

I would suggest you concentrate on it, as you could easily lost the plot so to speak, it goes from blackmail to murder, and back to blackmail again, it is a very pleasing, layered plot.

Well filmed and very nicely directed, it's well paced and visually very pleasing, I'm not always a fan of flashbacks, but the sequences worked well in the summing up.

Two great characters in particular, Richard Thorp's plays John Durran a tenacious private investigator John Durran and Alfred Burke as Inspector Waveney, watching this makes me want to reach for The Public Eye dvds.

I bet he wished he'd never kissed her, the cost of it spiralled.

7/10.

It is easy to spot the films based on original Wallace Novels as they have the most intricate plot construction.This sort of construction would clearly take much more time than would be available to the writer of such a low budget film.The basic story is of the blackmailing of a well known MP and QC who is caught in a rather compromising position shortly before his wedding.However nothing is as it seems and the plot goes some contortions to get to what i have to confess was a rather surprising ending.All the usual ingredients are present.Lots of familiar faces many long since dead and forgotten including the beautiful Dawn Adams who died at the tragically early age of 54.Michael Goodliffe plays a typical role for him as the errant barrister.Certainly one of the better of the series.

When barrister and politician Sir Harold Trevitt (Michael Goodliffe) shares an impromptu kiss with his neighbour Maxine Hagen (Dawn Addams), her maid Paula (Mia Karam) catches them in the act and then blackmails them. Sir Harold hires a private detective and eventually gives in and pays her. As John Durran the private detective says, "you never finish paying a blackmailer", and of course the payment becomes just the first instalment.

Sounds simple, but the fast-paced plot veers into many avenues and you are forced to pay attention. The denouement is really a double-twister - the acting is great. The whodunnit element is quite strong and engaging.