The Ruffian on the Stair
1973
53 min
English
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Joyce (Judy Cornwell), a fragile former prostitute, lives a life of quiet desperation with her "husband" Mike (Michael Bryant), a thuggish, zealously Catholic hitman who uses his van for "irregular contracts." Their stagnant domesticity is shattered by the arrival of Wilson (Billy Hamon), a menacingly polite young man who has his own motives for visiting...
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Yorkshire Television
Top Cast
Michael Bryant as Mike
Judy Cornwell as Joyce
Billy Hamon as Wilson
Top Crew
David Cunliffe · Director
Joe Orton · Writer
Peter Willes · Executive Producer
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