The BBC also did the play for radio a version which had been broadcast in Australia by the ABC.

It was the 20th live play directed by Alan Burke who said "though this is a drama it is never far from comedy.

Pinter's special talent is to see the ironic humour in ordinary people's frustrations, as well as the incipient horror in their most everyday actions.

The playwright's vivid life among people with tangy speech and his experience as an actor give him an extraordinary command of language.

"[6] The Sydney Morning Herald thought Ewart was "excellent" but felt the female leads over-acted.