Michael Winner directs this classic British crime drama starring Alfred Lynch. Set in Notting Hill during the 1960s, the film follows Joe Beckett (Lynch), an unemployed and emotionally cold young man living in a bedsit who frequents the area's jazz clubs and coffee bars. When Beckett is approached by a war veteran offering him the chance to earn some money by murdering his wealthy aunt, Beckett sees it as an opportunity to get rich quick. But can Beckett really handle the ensuing guilt that follows such a heinous crime?