Anthony Hopkins is superb in this UK mini-series about in which a successful lawyer's mid-life crisis leads to murder-for-hire, blind ambition and emotional blackmail.
Like many middle-aged men, English barrister John Strickland (Hopkins), is going through a restless phase: He's tired of his wife, Clare (Ciaran Madden), and he's tired of the law – he's considering a switch to politics, an enthusiasm Clare doesn't share. He's so preoccupied with his mid-life angst that his work suffers; at best, the defense he provides for clients like Terry Pike (Christopher Fulford) is perfunctory; Pike is convicted and spends his jail time nursing a serious grudge. Though...
Released:
1983
Rated:
NR
Length:
255 mins