Geoffrey Carr is a wealthy, key player in Britain's emerging computer industry, and newly married to Frances , a much younger woman, with wilful daughter Clare from a previous marriage. He'll do anything to make them happy, including stretching his finances to buy a Georgian estate in County Wicklow, where Frances grew up. Frank Crossan is an Irish Republican hitman on the run from British authorities. Seeking refuge with old girlfriend Kate, he creates a plan to kidnap a wealthy Brit for a ransom to fund a major arms deal. Their two worlds collide when Frances and Clare are brutally snatched away to a bleak hideaway and taken hostage. Geoffrey initially wants to cave in to the kidnapper's demands “ but nothing is simple when a personal crisis plays out against the forces of political intrigue, high finance and with the eyes of the media on them.
| Tagline | Brutal terror and financial intrigue clash in this stylish, edgy thriller from Channel 4 |
| Release Date: | Jan 10, 1985 |
| Genres: | Thriller, Drama |
| Production Company: | RTÉ, Telepictures |
| Production Countries: | Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Casts: | Peter Barkworth, Harriet Walter, Aingeal Grehan, Simon Jones, Derek Thompson, Adrian Dunbar, Hugh Fraser, Nicholas Jones, John Kavanagh, Susanna Reid, David Lyon |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
