 In 1993 director Mike Figgis  (qv)was dressing for a dinner party  at the home of Ridley Scott (qv)s producer and happened to switch  on this version of the Rattigan play. He became so riveted that he  arrived late to the party. After explaining the reason for his  tardiness, his host told him that he coincidently had recently  optioned the remake rights and was looking for a director. Figgis  went on to direct the 1994 remake with Albert Finney (qv).