
Dennis Potter used his own background as a Russian language clerk in the War Office when writing this play for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series. At the time of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Russian invasion of Hungary, Private Bob Hawk reports to the London Intelligence Office where the strength of Soviet troops is under scrutiny.

as Private Hawk

as Lt. Col. Bakeman

as Major Hissock

as Major Wilson

as Major Timps

as Col. Feather

as Julian

as Mrs Hawk

as Mr Hawk

as Corporal May

as Pete

as Pat

as Mick

as Fred

as Ernie

as Tart

as Nina

as Trepliov

as American Tourist

as American Tourist's Wife

as Londoner