It was adapted into a film for television directed by Chris Thomson in 1985.
The plot revolves around an academic who is working on a PhD.
His wife hires a Danish student to babysit their children.
In 1983 Patricia Lovell announced plans to produce a film version of the play directed by Williamson but they were unable to finance it.
[3][4] The telemovie was subsequently sold in multiple international territories, but also for television and direct-to-video.