Eager reporter Ruth (a winningly spunky portrayal by Julia Foster) discovers that the weight loss organization Think Thin are using brutal and degrading methods in the implementation of their agenda and in turn are a harboring a dark secret concerning their ulterior motives.
Director Peter Sasdy keeps the entertaining story moving at a snappy pace and adroitly crafts an intriguing sinister atmosphere. Jeremy Burnham's smart script not only offers amusing touches of witty humor and lots of zingy dialogue, but also delivers one doozy of a ghoulish surprise twist at the end. The sound acting by the sturdy cast keeps things humming: Dinah Sheridan as hard-nosed editor Gwen, Richard Pearson as amiable host Sir Humphrey Chesterton, Norman Bird and George Innes as a pair of pernicious body snatching undertakers, Warren Clarke as the hapless Ben, Gerard Kelly as the suspicious Andrew, Barbara Keogh as the chatty Joan, and, in a memorably nasty turn, James Cosmo as vicious physical education instructor Willis. The sharp cinematography by James Watts provides a nice bright look. John McCabe's shuddery score hits the shivery spot. A worthwhile show.
Director Peter Sasdy keeps the entertaining story moving at a snappy pace and adroitly crafts an intriguing sinister atmosphere. Jeremy Burnham's smart script not only offers amusing touches of witty humor and lots of zingy dialogue, but also delivers one doozy of a ghoulish surprise twist at the end. The sound acting by the sturdy cast keeps things humming: Dinah Sheridan as hard-nosed editor Gwen, Richard Pearson as amiable host Sir Humphrey Chesterton, Norman Bird and George Innes as a pair of pernicious body snatching undertakers, Warren Clarke as the hapless Ben, Gerard Kelly as the suspicious Andrew, Barbara Keogh as the chatty Joan, and, in a memorably nasty turn, James Cosmo as vicious physical education instructor Willis. The sharp cinematography by James Watts provides a nice bright look. John McCabe's shuddery score hits the shivery spot. A worthwhile show.