Florence Lancaster is delighted to welcome her son Nicky home after a long absence away, she is less happy to meet his new fiancée Bunty. Florence's young lover Tom had previously been acquainted with Bunty, the pair have a degree of chemistry.
Transmitted as an episode of The BBC's Wednesday Play, this truly is Noel Coward at his best. It's a wonderfully entertaining story of love, spite and jealousy. Fairly short at just over an hour long, it is well worth seeing.
Florence is a fascinating character, she's lovesick, and desperately fearful of ageing. Margaret Leighton truly brings the character to life.
Nobody did costume dramas like The BBC back in the day, and it looks and feels wonderful, they really do bring the era back to life.
The acting is so wonderfully over the top, it's played in a very theatrical style, very much as you'd see at The Theatre, Margaret Leighton is wonderfully over the top, but her bold performance works a treat, Richard Warwick is excellent as Nicky, far more subtle.
8/10.