It stars Terence Morgan and Suzy Kendall[2] and was based on a 1964 play The Meter Man by Scott Forbes.

The film was shot at Twickenham Studios with sets designed by the art director Peter Mullins.

[citation needed] The song heard during the end credits "The World Is Full of Lonely Men", is sung by Lisa Shane with music and lyrics by Johnny Hawksworth and Hal Shaper, respectively.

And for those unable to share Collinson’s morbid fascination with his subject matter, the close-ups of Norman Rodway caressing Barbara’s underwear in the empty bedroom, or biting on a piece of salami before proceeding to rape her, will be merely embarrassing.

"[3] The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 1/5 stars, writing: "Married estate agent Terence Morgan and his mistress Suzy Kendall are terrorised in their love nest by Tom and Dick (Tony Beckley and Norman Rodway), a knife-wielding pair of villains – Harry turns up later.

After tying up the estate agent, they force him to watch them abuse the girlfriend as well as listen to self-justifying monologues and musings on the sad state of the world.