This is a three handed drama and it almost looks and feels theatrical with its claustrophobic setting (most of the drama is confined to the cabin) and small cast.
It's quite possible to lose a three-handed game despite holding all four queens.
Each member of the three-handed cast is excellent, but the show-stealer is Douglas Hodge as Barry.
After the war Casey joined his father and his cousin, Jack Casey, in a three-handed stage comedy act that owed much to the music-hall tradition.
Shirley Robertson's Yngling crew were fourth and sixth and lead the three-handed keelboat class by seven points.