Frederick Raphael has written a most witty and sophisticated script sending up the upper class in business (estate agency) (he won the Writer's Guild Award). There's a great scene where Alan Bates is called to sort out a tenancy contract, which he does by simply saying 'There.. and if we put that there..' - a good lesson for screenwriters. Lots of quotable dialogue which - if I knew it - I'd be quoting.
Pauline Delaney is wonderful as the lustful landlady; with young Denholm Elliott, Millicent Martin, Harry Andrews, James Villiers, Godfery Quigley, Alison Leggatt.
Nic Roeg shot it (and received a BAFTA nomination), Fergus McDonell cut it, so it's a class act all round. London looks weirdly devoid of traffic.
Network's lovely DVD does state though that it's shown in the original 1.66:1 ratio, but it isn't.
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