Sunday, 22 February 2026

The Dumb Waiter

Wyrd Britain reviews 'The Dumb Waiter' (1979), starring Geraldine James and written and directed by Robert Bierman.
Writer and director Robert Bierman's little British giallo from 1979, 'The Dumb Waiter', finds Sally (Geraldine James - 'Mrs Hudson' in the Guy Ritchie 'Sherlock Holmes' films) attacked in her car and beseiged in her flat by a black gloved stalker (John White).

Ably aided by a great score from then Gillan keyboard player Colin Towns, it's a taut and effective little shocker, although you will wonder how Sally could remain quite so relaxed after being attacked in the street, why she never calls the cops and how she could remember where all those keys were.

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