I had several opportunities to watch this over the years but I could never work up much of a sweat for 'period' pieces, especially period pieces set in the Midlands and points north, to put it another way things like Hobon's Choice, Hindle Wakes, Love On The Dole and their ilk were anathema to me, and in the interests of fair play even something more 'southern' like The History of Mr. Polly also lacked appeal. Finally I spotted a DVD of The Card with a bonus in the shape of a TV play written for Guiness by John Mortimer so I shelled out two quid and found The Card to be a pleasant diversion with competent performances and a left-handed charm going for it. It would seem that better late than never hits the spot.
Review of The Promoter
