A group of friends receive phone calls from an anonymous caller, who threatens to unearth a dark, hidden secret.
Muriel Spark penned some wonderful stories, and this is no exception, expect scandal, intrigue, mystery and suspense.
Without a shadow of doubt, this was The BBC at its best, a time where The Institution was admired and adored, and rightly so, proof that they made the best dramas. Dramas that bettered most films.
There simply aren't enough superlatives for me to throw at this, the story is wonderful, it is intriguing, suspenseful, amusing, and best of all, incredible acting.
One of the richest casts assembled on a TV drama, Maggie Smith, Thora Bird, Stephanie Cole, Reneé Asherson to name just a few, what a job the casting director did here.
10/10.