The Ruffian on the Stair (1973)
Joyce (Judy Cornwell), a fragile former prostitute, lives a life of quiet desperation with her "husband" Mike (Michael Bryant), a thuggish, zealously Catholic hitman who uses his van for "irregular contracts." Their stagnant domesticity is shattered by the arrival of Wilson (Billy Hamon), a menacingly polite young man who has his own motives for visiting...
Director: David Cunliffe
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Michael Bryant as Mike |
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Judy Cornwell as Joyce |
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Billy Hamon as Wilson |
| Writing | Joe Orton | Writer |
| Art | Peter Caldwell | Art Designer |
| Production | Peter Willes | Executive Producer |
| Directing | David Cunliffe | Director |