Made on a zero budget as a programme filler in the mid-Sixties. Don't let this put you off. Worth watching for the quirky, amusing script and the central performance from the always excellent Peter Vaughan. The murder mystery isn't perhaps up to Agatha Christie's standard, but the idea of insurance investigator as detective is a fairly novel one. (OK so they did it in 'Double Indemnity') Also a decent document of Britain in the early sixties.
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Barely seen comic thriller
Leofwine_draca2 May 2015
SMOKESCREEN is a rather endearing little British thriller with a strong comic flavour to allow it to stand out from the rest. Although it has the same low budget, ensemble cast feel as many other films from Butcher's Film Studios, it's the comic angle - which centres around the central character's miserliness - which makes it special.
The storyline is rather familiar, but the Brighton locations give it an edge. The dependable Peter Vaughan plays an insurance investigator who investigates the death of a man who died when his burning car went over the cliffs. To this end, he's teamed up with a youthful John Carson (PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES) as his assistant and must get to grips with the dead man's wife, played by the glamorous Yvonne Romain (CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF). Meanwhile, familiar faces from British movies like Gerald Flood and Sam Kydd regularly appear.
SMOKESCREEN comes across as a rather genteel whodunit, playing out like a simple murder mystery with a big 'reveal' at the climax. All aspects of the film are ordinary apart from the comic streak, which is very well handled and genuinely funny. It's this comedy that makes SMOKESCREEN worth watching.
The storyline is rather familiar, but the Brighton locations give it an edge. The dependable Peter Vaughan plays an insurance investigator who investigates the death of a man who died when his burning car went over the cliffs. To this end, he's teamed up with a youthful John Carson (PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES) as his assistant and must get to grips with the dead man's wife, played by the glamorous Yvonne Romain (CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF). Meanwhile, familiar faces from British movies like Gerald Flood and Sam Kydd regularly appear.
SMOKESCREEN comes across as a rather genteel whodunit, playing out like a simple murder mystery with a big 'reveal' at the climax. All aspects of the film are ordinary apart from the comic streak, which is very well handled and genuinely funny. It's this comedy that makes SMOKESCREEN worth watching.
Hidden Gem
n_adams129 February 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Came across this little known British Thriller when searching the net for similar movies. This is one of a number made by Renown pictures and there are many available to buy from them or Amazon.
This is the first one I watched and I liked it very much. The story revolves around a supposed life assurance fraud, possible suicide and maybe murder.
Like a lot of similar films of the time it is very short at 66 minutes but that was the least of my worries.
There are some great parts played by well known character actors like Patrick flood, Deryck Guyler and Glynn Edwards, however the show is stolen by the marvellous Peter Vaughan as the tight fisted assessor, although as we see later in the film he has good reason for his meanness. I googled him afterwards and see he is still working at nearly 90!
An enjoyable hour or so and I look forward to watching more in the series.
This is the first one I watched and I liked it very much. The story revolves around a supposed life assurance fraud, possible suicide and maybe murder.
Like a lot of similar films of the time it is very short at 66 minutes but that was the least of my worries.
There are some great parts played by well known character actors like Patrick flood, Deryck Guyler and Glynn Edwards, however the show is stolen by the marvellous Peter Vaughan as the tight fisted assessor, although as we see later in the film he has good reason for his meanness. I googled him afterwards and see he is still working at nearly 90!
An enjoyable hour or so and I look forward to watching more in the series.
An above average quota quickie whodunit from Butcher's.
jamesraeburn20034 May 2010
Warning: Spoilers
A car engulfed in flames plummets to the bottom of a cliff on the Sussex coast. The car belonged to a wealthy businessman called John Dexter but the police can find no trace of a body. The Australian Life insurance company suspect a fraud since only recently, Dexter and his business partner, Graham Turner (Gerald Flood), took out life insurance policies worth £100.000 each. London insurance investigator Ropey Roper (Peter Vaughan) arrives to investigate and with the help of Australian Life insurance man Trevor Bayliss (John Carson) he learns that Dexter had withdrawn a large sum of money from his bank just prior to the crash. In addition, the porter at a nearby railway station recalls seeing a man matching Dexter's description boarding a train on the night of the crash. Meanwhile, Dexter's widow, Janet (Yvonne Romain), has put in a claim for her husband's insurance money. It looks like a straight forward case of insurance fraud - husband fakes death so that wife can collect - but Roper soon suspects something more sinister than that. He learns that Bayliss was once in love with Janet and that it was he who pressured the two men into taking out the policies. He also discovers that Turner was keen to sale the business since he was heavily in debt but Dexter it seems was not. Is the insurance fraud a smokescreen for a cleverly planned murder?
A well above average quota quickie whodunit from Butcher's who specialised in low budget programme fillers like this. While the supporting cast only offer serviceable performances, Vaughan offers a charming portrayal of the dogged Roper. On the face of it he is extremely tight fisted with money and isn't above fiddling his expenses either i.e. claiming a three bob plus tip taxi fare even though he made the trip on foot. There is an amusing little scene where he invites the missing man's young secretary over to his hotel for a drink to plug her for information about her bosses. The waiter (Sam Kydd) is amazed since he had been trying in vain to persuade Roper to buy something ever since he arrived when he allows her to be "terribly extravagant" and order a champagne cocktail. Rather reluctantly, Roper has to keep them coming until she tells him enough so that the final pieces of the puzzle fit into place. And when she does he excitedly rushes off leaving the poor girl who is by now rather tipsy to pay the four pounds fifteen and sixpence bill though not because of his mean ways. There is a touching moment in writer-director Jim O' Connolly's script where we finally learn the reasons for Roper's apparently miserly ways. His wife is dying from a terminal illness and he is respecting her wishes to spend her last days at home even though it is putting a huge financial strain on him and regardless of her doctor's advice. "It's not often you meet such a generous nature" the doctor says to the nurse who feels guilty about taking her wages off Roper every week.
The film is enlivened with a real sense of place and period thanks to the excellent use of location shooting in Brighton and around the Sussex coast, which is beautifully shot in documentary style black and white by Jack Mills. One can see that a little more care and attention had been paid to this film. We even get a flashback sequence to the night of the crime as Roper explains to the police and the interested parties how he arrived at his conclusions as to the truth of the matter.
All in all, Smokescreen can be enjoyed as a pleasant reminder of an era of film-making gone by. There was once a time when little gems like this used to appear on ITV in the wee small hours as time fillers or as "a cure for insomnia" as one of their harshest critics put it. But interest in this particular area of the British film industry seems to be increasing as more and more are finding their way on to DVD for a new generation of fans to enjoy.
A well above average quota quickie whodunit from Butcher's who specialised in low budget programme fillers like this. While the supporting cast only offer serviceable performances, Vaughan offers a charming portrayal of the dogged Roper. On the face of it he is extremely tight fisted with money and isn't above fiddling his expenses either i.e. claiming a three bob plus tip taxi fare even though he made the trip on foot. There is an amusing little scene where he invites the missing man's young secretary over to his hotel for a drink to plug her for information about her bosses. The waiter (Sam Kydd) is amazed since he had been trying in vain to persuade Roper to buy something ever since he arrived when he allows her to be "terribly extravagant" and order a champagne cocktail. Rather reluctantly, Roper has to keep them coming until she tells him enough so that the final pieces of the puzzle fit into place. And when she does he excitedly rushes off leaving the poor girl who is by now rather tipsy to pay the four pounds fifteen and sixpence bill though not because of his mean ways. There is a touching moment in writer-director Jim O' Connolly's script where we finally learn the reasons for Roper's apparently miserly ways. His wife is dying from a terminal illness and he is respecting her wishes to spend her last days at home even though it is putting a huge financial strain on him and regardless of her doctor's advice. "It's not often you meet such a generous nature" the doctor says to the nurse who feels guilty about taking her wages off Roper every week.
The film is enlivened with a real sense of place and period thanks to the excellent use of location shooting in Brighton and around the Sussex coast, which is beautifully shot in documentary style black and white by Jack Mills. One can see that a little more care and attention had been paid to this film. We even get a flashback sequence to the night of the crime as Roper explains to the police and the interested parties how he arrived at his conclusions as to the truth of the matter.
All in all, Smokescreen can be enjoyed as a pleasant reminder of an era of film-making gone by. There was once a time when little gems like this used to appear on ITV in the wee small hours as time fillers or as "a cure for insomnia" as one of their harshest critics put it. But interest in this particular area of the British film industry seems to be increasing as more and more are finding their way on to DVD for a new generation of fans to enjoy.
Above average, low-budget fare
jjcarr-490155 June 2017
A blazing car crashes over a cliff. No body is found. It belonged to a co-owner of a business. Both owners had recently taken out large insurance policies. The insurance company is naturally suspicious and send an agent (Peter Vaughn) to investigate. The time frame of the accident adds to his suspicions. To complicate matters it turns out that there was an offer to buy the business that the missing man rejected but which his partner wanted to accept. To further complicate matters the local insurer (John Carson) who sold the policies loves the missing man's wife (the beautiful Yvonne Romain).
The film has a bit more depth than normal B-movie fare. Throughout there is a running theme about Vaughan's expenses. This seems to be for low comedic effect but later we learn why he is so tight with money. Similarly with the denouement we learn why the film's title is appropriate.
This is a pleasant, undemanding little B-movie for all the family. I give it a 7 because it's a well-made, well-written, well-acted low budget film lacking star names. Had it had an A-list budget I'd have given it a 6.
The film has a bit more depth than normal B-movie fare. Throughout there is a running theme about Vaughan's expenses. This seems to be for low comedic effect but later we learn why he is so tight with money. Similarly with the denouement we learn why the film's title is appropriate.
This is a pleasant, undemanding little B-movie for all the family. I give it a 7 because it's a well-made, well-written, well-acted low budget film lacking star names. Had it had an A-list budget I'd have given it a 6.
Ealing on a shoe-string
trimmerb123413 January 2015
A gently, wryly humorous fairly engrossing who-done-what lacking top names but packed with familiar and able players who'd supported many a British classic. Sam Kydd - was there a British post-war film without him as able seaman, workman, stuttering gang-member or as here,once again, a waiter? Derek Guyler in a neat cameo reminding us of a time before "have-nice-day" came to these shores. Typecast they might have been but familiar because they were the best of their type. I didn't then know the name of Penny Morell but certainly recognised a top performance as the very obliging but drunken secretary. Budget production it might have been but one gets the impression of an esprit de corps of director, cast and crew of professionals working for beer-money but rightly proud nevertheless.
Brighton rocks
mappman72821 August 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Above average British B film with excellent performances by all concerned, Peter Vaughan in particular. Script laced with wry understated humour, with the cast appearing to enjoy themselves. Most of the interiors seem to have been filmed in real locations - the lobby and bar of a Brighton hotel, for example. The guilty party is not revealed until the final minutes and I was kept guessing almost until the end... Also notable for the appearances of Barbara Hicks and Damaris Hayman - two spinsterish actresses who could have been separated at birth. First time I've noticed them in the same film, although not in the same scenes. Future ace cinematographer Anthony Richmond was the clapper loader.
Peter Vaughan and Yvonne Romain
TheFearmakers22 November 2019
The biggest shame about Jim O'Connelly's quirky low-budget British post-noir SMOKESCREEN is that it was a film instead of a television series since Peter Vaughan's perpetually cautious and stingy insurance adjuster Roper had so many more adventures in him....
His particular case involves what the audience and a young couple witness from the very beginning: a burning car driving off a cliff, and we never see a driver, which is what Roper searches for throughout the hour-long programmer, going from one person to the next in the usual investigative fashion...
What makes SMOKESCREEN so fun and involving are not only the oddballs he comes across, but how Vaughan's own eccentric character reacts to each, especially an equally chintzy doctor and bribing railroad worker...
And then the supposed dead man's wife played by CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF ingenue Yvonne Romain, who Roper's handsome sidekick (John Carson) is smitten with... You'll be glad they keep having to return to her.
Vaughan would later play big, strong, intimidating monsters of men, like in Sam Peckinpah's STRAW DOGS as the leader of a gang of low-rent Brits bullying Dustin Hoffman, and even an actual ogre in TIME BANDITS, which is why it's fun seeing him jauntily making his way through East Essex with an umbrella and the countenance of an awkward, uptight accountant who never threw a punch...
Which is an important Noir-gumshoe element since anything can derive from the woodwork, and a great cinematic investigator is usually the most vulnerable to unseen/unknown elements: only there aren't any deadly thugs lurking through darkened alleys... And yet the eclectic day-lit obstacles can be equally complicated, and just as intriguing, along with a grand sense of the traditional Whodunit.
Vaughan's Roper, much like Peter Falk as COLUMBO the following decade, has a way of coaxing information that only a cerebral manipulator can muster... and can you imagine if COLUMBO had only one movie instead of an entire series? Well in this case, we have to.
His particular case involves what the audience and a young couple witness from the very beginning: a burning car driving off a cliff, and we never see a driver, which is what Roper searches for throughout the hour-long programmer, going from one person to the next in the usual investigative fashion...
What makes SMOKESCREEN so fun and involving are not only the oddballs he comes across, but how Vaughan's own eccentric character reacts to each, especially an equally chintzy doctor and bribing railroad worker...
And then the supposed dead man's wife played by CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF ingenue Yvonne Romain, who Roper's handsome sidekick (John Carson) is smitten with... You'll be glad they keep having to return to her.
Vaughan would later play big, strong, intimidating monsters of men, like in Sam Peckinpah's STRAW DOGS as the leader of a gang of low-rent Brits bullying Dustin Hoffman, and even an actual ogre in TIME BANDITS, which is why it's fun seeing him jauntily making his way through East Essex with an umbrella and the countenance of an awkward, uptight accountant who never threw a punch...
Which is an important Noir-gumshoe element since anything can derive from the woodwork, and a great cinematic investigator is usually the most vulnerable to unseen/unknown elements: only there aren't any deadly thugs lurking through darkened alleys... And yet the eclectic day-lit obstacles can be equally complicated, and just as intriguing, along with a grand sense of the traditional Whodunit.
Vaughan's Roper, much like Peter Falk as COLUMBO the following decade, has a way of coaxing information that only a cerebral manipulator can muster... and can you imagine if COLUMBO had only one movie instead of an entire series? Well in this case, we have to.
Unassuming, but effective
johnshephard-8368218 April 2020
A modest, but quietly effective story of an insurance assessor (the ever reliable Peter Vaughn) investigating a possibly suspicious claim following the plunging of a car over a Brighton clifftop. Vaughn is first class as the dogged, brolly-carrying Roper, on screen virtually throughout, as he questions everything and trusts no-one. It has the feel of a police procedural, and there is some wry humour derived from his reluctance to spend money, and to fiddle his expenses at every opportunity, for the best of reasons, we discover. A stalwart supporting cast keep things real, and there are nice location shots. Worth an hour of anyone's time.
Very Watchable.
crumpytv15 February 2021
Very enjoyable "who dunit" not overly long at 70 minutes.
It was of particular interest as it was filmed in the area where I live.
Although it is amusing how Roper fiddles expenses wherever he can while investigating insurance fraud, there is an ulterior motive. Anyone who has claimed expenses will laugh at this, or maybe shift uneasily in their seat.
Reference is made to the coastal railway link between Brighton and Eastbourne. No such line has ever existed. The station mentioned, Hellingly, could not possibly be seen from the vantage point shown on Seaford Head. Hellingly is north of Hailsham some 13 miles away. Hellingly Station does feature in the film (Derek Guyler as the Stationmaster) which is of historical interest as the station did close the following year as mentioned in the dialogue. The defunct station now sits on The Cuckoo Line, a local cycle and foot path linking Polegate and Eridge.
This film proves that you do not need a large budget to make an entertaining film. A good script and surrounding locations is all you need.
Although it is amusing how Roper fiddles expenses wherever he can while investigating insurance fraud, there is an ulterior motive. Anyone who has claimed expenses will laugh at this, or maybe shift uneasily in their seat.
Reference is made to the coastal railway link between Brighton and Eastbourne. No such line has ever existed. The station mentioned, Hellingly, could not possibly be seen from the vantage point shown on Seaford Head. Hellingly is north of Hailsham some 13 miles away. Hellingly Station does feature in the film (Derek Guyler as the Stationmaster) which is of historical interest as the station did close the following year as mentioned in the dialogue. The defunct station now sits on The Cuckoo Line, a local cycle and foot path linking Polegate and Eridge.
This film proves that you do not need a large budget to make an entertaining film. A good script and surrounding locations is all you need.
Simple little mystery film that oozes quality
DPMay18 January 2020
In films, so many mysteries are investigated by police officers, investigative reporters or family members, all of whom usually conform to a certain 'type', so it's a refreshing change to find a film such as 'Smokescreen' where the person doing the snooping is a very atypical character, a quirky insurance claims investigator who goes about searching for the truth in an efficient yet coldly detached manner. In bringing this character to life, the film affords us a rare early leading role from the excellent Peter Vaughan, but just about every character in this piece is portrayed by a gem of a British actor from the period, even those that appear rather fleetingly.
Added to which, the film is beautifully shot, making very good use of its Brighton location yet not to the point of distracting from the plot. From the dramatic opening scene, in which two young lovers on a clifftop have their tryst disturbed by a burning car zooming along nearby perilously out of control before it plummets over the edge, it is apparent that this is a film of superior quality. Whether or not the car's owner was actually in the vehicle when it plunged into the sea isn't clear, and that is the question which Vaughan's character, Roper, must find the answer to. And even he himself is guarding a secret, as becomes apparent among the various twists and turns this pleasing yarn takes.
My only sense of disappointment as I watched it was that I'd worked out the solution long before the end. Or so I thought, for at the climax I discovered that the film outsmarted me. See if it manages to outsmart you.
Added to which, the film is beautifully shot, making very good use of its Brighton location yet not to the point of distracting from the plot. From the dramatic opening scene, in which two young lovers on a clifftop have their tryst disturbed by a burning car zooming along nearby perilously out of control before it plummets over the edge, it is apparent that this is a film of superior quality. Whether or not the car's owner was actually in the vehicle when it plunged into the sea isn't clear, and that is the question which Vaughan's character, Roper, must find the answer to. And even he himself is guarding a secret, as becomes apparent among the various twists and turns this pleasing yarn takes.
My only sense of disappointment as I watched it was that I'd worked out the solution long before the end. Or so I thought, for at the climax I discovered that the film outsmarted me. See if it manages to outsmart you.
Hillarious And Effective Comedy-Mystery
boblipton25 June 2020
A flaming car goes over the cliff near Brighton to land in the water hundreds of feet below. There's an insurance policy to be paid out, a bright new one just taken out, for a hundred thousand pounds, so his suspicious boss sends insurance investigator Peter Vaughan to poke around. There's no clear motive for what happened, since business was good and so was his marriage to beautiful, rich Yvonne Romaine, but it's clear that the driver faked his death to clear out.His boss, however, insists on a motive..... and that leads to some interesting insights.
Vaughan offers a delightful performance of a cartoonish-looking man in homburg and black umbrella, a skinflint as interested in cheating his insurance company out of shillings as of saving them from a false claim for a hundred thousand pounds..... even as they put him up at the most expensive hotel in Brighton while he investigates. He looks terrified trying to get information out of man-hungry Penny Morrell by getting her squiffed, and the question of who did what and why is brilliantly hidden under a trail of red herrings.
Vaughan is probably best known these days for his role on GAME OF THRONES. His role was probably written out when he fell ill and died in 2016 at the age of 93.
Vaughan offers a delightful performance of a cartoonish-looking man in homburg and black umbrella, a skinflint as interested in cheating his insurance company out of shillings as of saving them from a false claim for a hundred thousand pounds..... even as they put him up at the most expensive hotel in Brighton while he investigates. He looks terrified trying to get information out of man-hungry Penny Morrell by getting her squiffed, and the question of who did what and why is brilliantly hidden under a trail of red herrings.
Vaughan is probably best known these days for his role on GAME OF THRONES. His role was probably written out when he fell ill and died in 2016 at the age of 93.
"The sea does funny things with dead bodies"
hwg1957-102-26570411 June 2022
Warning: Spoilers
A gem of a low budget movie. A blazing car hurls off a cliff. Was it suicide or something more sinister? It is linked to an insurance matter so an assesssor for the claim Mr Roper (no first name given) goes to Brighton to investigate. Roper as played by Peter Vaughan is the heart of the film as he gently but firmly looks into the business. The inimitable Mr Vaughan does steal the film even though surrounded by some solid character actors including the ubiquitous Sam Kydd. Mr Roper has depth as the reason for his constant penny-pinching is quite serious. The mystery is good and I labelled the wrong person as the murderer. Thought it was...oh, never mind. It's well written and directed by Jim O'Connolly with humour as well as intrigue.
Would have liked to have seen more films with the Peter Vaughan's Mr Roper character or even a television series but alas those things never happened.
Would have liked to have seen more films with the Peter Vaughan's Mr Roper character or even a television series but alas those things never happened.
Uninspiring and dull whodunit
geoffm602953 September 2019
I found this to be a very uninspiring and lack lustre film. The main characters, Peter Vaughan and John Carson, don't seem to have any chemistry between them and the story line as such is tedious, without any twists or turns. As none of the characters engaged my interest, the film was unable to sustain my interest. It seemed to be the whole thing was made on a shoe string budget; however, there are interesting cameo performances by the the reliable Sam Kydd and Derek Guyler. This was a film that sounded and looked like a very dull B film.
Great workmanlike entertainment
PhilAP28 December 2003
Peter Vaughan, a wonderful actor, is the rather slimy insurance investigator investigating a claim in coastal Sussex.
And this unlikely hero succeeds where the Police have failed!
Made on a tiny budget, this film proves that enormous budgets are not always necessary to make good cinema.
Truly a minimalist marvel.
And this unlikely hero succeeds where the Police have failed!
Made on a tiny budget, this film proves that enormous budgets are not always necessary to make good cinema.
Truly a minimalist marvel.
Absolutely fantastic well acted film
Class50haulage27 July 2020
An enjoyable, smart mystery.
Sleepin_Dragon14 November 2020
A thoroughly enjoyable British thriller, it's very different from the usual murder mystery style film from this era, the focus is instead on the attempted fiddle going on.
A very good story, you're unsure as to what's going on, and why, until the very end, it's a simple story, but the red herrings are clever.
Vaughan is terrific as Roper, he is the perfect civil servant caricature, he's thrifty, efficient, and even sports a bowler. An actor I appreciated in his latter years, it's been great finding his earlier works, very good.
Hilarious scene where Roper and Helen sit down at the bar and sip champagne cocktails, the lovely Penny Morrell. Derick Guyler also adds a touch of humour as The Station Master.
Thoroughly enjoyable, 8/10.
A very good story, you're unsure as to what's going on, and why, until the very end, it's a simple story, but the red herrings are clever.
Vaughan is terrific as Roper, he is the perfect civil servant caricature, he's thrifty, efficient, and even sports a bowler. An actor I appreciated in his latter years, it's been great finding his earlier works, very good.
Hilarious scene where Roper and Helen sit down at the bar and sip champagne cocktails, the lovely Penny Morrell. Derick Guyler also adds a touch of humour as The Station Master.
Thoroughly enjoyable, 8/10.
Smart , bright , and good-looking
mickcsavage12 June 2022
A low-key, smartly-written delight. Enough familiar faces (John Carson, Gerald Flood, Glynn Edwards and many others) to fill a couple of Avengers or Saint episodes. But it's the consistently underrated Peter Vaughan who so effortlessly carries the weight here.
A sense of a fierce intelligence at work underlies everything he does.
An avoidance of cliché (both in the script and cinematography) means the film never feels dated, indeed its freshness remains in the mind well after viewing. Worth mentioning too a genuinely moving motive for Roper's cheapness which is carried off with the sure, light touch evident throughout.
Nice twist too.
Thoroughly recommended.
A sense of a fierce intelligence at work underlies everything he does.
An avoidance of cliché (both in the script and cinematography) means the film never feels dated, indeed its freshness remains in the mind well after viewing. Worth mentioning too a genuinely moving motive for Roper's cheapness which is carried off with the sure, light touch evident throughout.
Nice twist too.
Thoroughly recommended.
Yvonne Romain - My Ideal Pinup
howardmorley15 February 2018
Yes I really fancied Yvonne Romain since I adore curvy dark brunette film stars.I kept hoping she would appear in every other shot as I had never seen this film before.Courtesy of "Talking Pictures" on channel 81, I saw this film tonight and was impressed by how much the producer did with his limited budget.Of interest was seeing loctional shots of Newhaven and other west Sussex resorts.Peter Vaughan for once discards his usual sinister role & plays the lead as an insurance investigator tracking down a fake life assurance fraud.I enjoyed seeing Derek Guyler again as an all purpose railway employee from his popular t.v.role of playing the school caretaker in t.v.'s 1960s "Please Sir".It was humourous seeing Peter Vaughan ordering multiple champagne cocktails from Sam Kydd (who this time played a bar steward), as his character was on a limited expense budget - the same as the film producer!
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