A medical exam goes deliciously wrong when your doctor knows too much.
The businessman's private medical check-up is usually considered one of the perks of the job, but Trevor finds that all is not quite what it seems when his examination turns out to be more personal than physical.
Acting
Tom Conti's sweating, stammering descent into uncertainty.
Writing
Raphael's script weaponizes politeness into psychological warfare.
Director
Frederic Raphael
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Frederic Raphael won an Oscar for Darling (1965) before directing this, his only short film.
Made for Thames Television's 'Armchair Thriller' slot, this exemplifies 1970s British television's obsession with respectable surfaces hiding rot underneath.
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