Ian Charleson tackles his first major screen/television role in this intriguing drama set in the home of a deceased general's family.
A Cambridge don (Stephen Murray) decides that the subject of his third biography volume will be the deceased General Black-Mathieson. This raises the suspicions of the old guard -- namely, the general's widow (Rachel Kempson, matriarch of the Redgrave dynasty) and eldest son (Barry Justice) -- and they try to close ranks against him. However, the young and liberated son Anthony (Ian Charleson) has a different take on the matter, and sees the prospective interviews and biography as a way of airing out old and fossilized secrets and lies.
Bucking the system in true early-1970s anti-establishment fashion, Anthony's crude but honest approach brings matters to a head, and brings to light things which even he had not anticipated.
This 60-minute drama is a pleasure to watch -- well-filmed, well-written, and well-acted -- with characters that epitomize old systems and new, and family dynamics and secrets, in a timeless fashion.
A Cambridge don (Stephen Murray) decides that the subject of his third biography volume will be the deceased General Black-Mathieson. This raises the suspicions of the old guard -- namely, the general's widow (Rachel Kempson, matriarch of the Redgrave dynasty) and eldest son (Barry Justice) -- and they try to close ranks against him. However, the young and liberated son Anthony (Ian Charleson) has a different take on the matter, and sees the prospective interviews and biography as a way of airing out old and fossilized secrets and lies.
Bucking the system in true early-1970s anti-establishment fashion, Anthony's crude but honest approach brings matters to a head, and brings to light things which even he had not anticipated.
This 60-minute drama is a pleasure to watch -- well-filmed, well-written, and well-acted -- with characters that epitomize old systems and new, and family dynamics and secrets, in a timeless fashion.