A 1976 TV movie so brutal the BBC buried it — estate crime before it was 'edgy'.
The story of a brutal crime in a high-rise estate; a girl walking home at night is raped and murdered, and the attitude of some is not always sympathetic.
Acting
Susan Littler's final performance — devastating, then she vanished.
Direction
Wise's unflinching estate geometry traps you in concrete hell.
Writing
Script dares you to judge every character — and yourself.
Director
Herbert Wise
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Susan Littler died mysteriously months after filming; this remains her only credited screen role.
Banned from rebroadcast for years, it's now cited as precursor to 'Cracker' and 'Line of Duty' — British crime TV's DNA.
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