Frank Jones keeps a shop and believes strongly in his country and government. Then his son, a linguist and translator for British Intelligence, falls from a roof and dies. The answers to Frank's questions don't quite fit, and his subsequent probing plunges him into a world of espionage, spies and counterspies. Frank's search takes him to the top level of government and intelligence. There he learns that not only are things different than they seem, but that he is just a pawn in a deadly game of international chess.
- Michael Caine
- Kenneth Colley
- Felicity Dean
- Barry Foster
- James Fox
- Sir John Gielgud
- Nigel Havers
- David Langton
- Gordon Jackson
- Art Director: Chris Burke
- Screenplay: Julian Bond
- Associate Producer: Peter Dolman
- Co-Producer : Peter Dolman
- Director: Simon Langton
- Based on a Work by: John Hale
- Executive Producer: John Kelleher
- Costume Designer: Raymond Hughes
- Editor: Bob Morgan
- Executive Producer: Philip Nugus
- Producer: Geoff Reeve
- Executive Producer: James Reeve
- Production Designer: Morley Smith
- Cinematographer: Fred Tammes
- Composer: John Scott
- Conductor: John Scott
