The Nightwatch

The Nightwatch

50 mins | Thriller, TV Movie | Nov. 19, 1989

Dark and Brooding thriller. A group of mercenaries are assembled in Amsterdam by a British intelligence officer. Believing they are awaiting the details of a new mission, they decide to spend their free time in the sleazy bars and brothels. Over the course of the weekend it gradually becomes clear that all is not what it seems. Unknown to them their paths have all crossed before, and the deceit and violence of the past is about to become their own downfall.

The Nightwatch

50 mins | Thriller, TV Movie | Nov. 19, 1989

The Nightwatch
Dark and Brooding thriller. A group of mercenaries are assembled in Amsterdam by a British intelligence officer. Believing they are awaiting the details of a new mission, they decide to spend their free time in the sleazy bars and brothels. Over the course of the weekend it gradually becomes clear that all is not what it seems. Unknown to them their paths have all crossed before, and the deceit and violence of the past is about to become their own downfall.
Producers BBC Northern Ireland
Original title The Nightwatch
Directors Danny Boyle
Writers

Cast

James Cosmo

as James Smithson

Tony Doyle

as John Healey

Michael Feast

as Philip Howard

Don Fellows

as Paul Arland

Leslie Grantham

as David Smallman

Inge Ipenburg

as Prostitute