The play/pilot that led to two series of 'Mr Palfrey of Westminster' with Alec McCowan's character in the lead. This play pits Palfrey against Tim Pigott-Smith's Fawkes, one or other of whom is a spy. Can they be jolted to reveal their secrets? This pilot has a little more of the James Bond, at least in terms of the main set, than the full series, which was solidly in Le Carre territory, in Westminster School no less. But this play is basically a two-hander as McCowan and Pigott-Smith joust and fence. It's hard to see the villain falling for the ruse that ultimately betrays him, which lets the story down somewhat. On the other hand, there is compensation in a very decent twist at the end.
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