In the midst of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Russian invasion of Hungary, a private named Bob Hawk arrives at the London Intelligence Office to assess the strength of Soviet troops, drawing from the writer's own experiences as a Russian language clerk in the War Office.
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In this drama, set against the backdrop of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Russian invasion of Hungary, a private named Bob Hawk recounts his experiences as a Russian language clerk in the War Office, drawing heavily from writer Dennis Potter's own life.