

One summer's evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst's stately house nearby. As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men.
Director: Robin Lough

Patrick Stewart
Hirst

Ian McKellen
Spooner

Damien Molony
Foster

Owen Teale
Briggs

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