People Don't Do Such Things story
Reeve Baker is a successful romantic novelist. Gwen, the wife of a friend, falls for Baker and, despite her husband's warnings, carries on with the relationship. Directed by: Gordon Hessler. Story by: Ruth Rendell.
15 total · 8 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with getting dumped | major | Baker dumped the young girl like a sack of potatoes, then Gwen, then Gwen dumped Terrance |
| extramarital affair | major | Terrence uncovered that Gwen had been carrying on an affair with Reeve for a few months. |
| female attraction to bad men | major | Gwen left her boring, bean counter husband Terrence for bad boy written Reeve. |
| husband and wife | major | Reeve came between Terrance and his wife Gwen. |
| love triangle | major | Reeve came between Terrance and his wife Gwen. |
| male lasciviousness | major | Reeve regaled the Terrence's about his many past romances. |
| the need for adventure | major | Gwen expressed a desire to do something exciting and not be so stuffy. |
| unrequited love | major | Various women with Reeve, especially Gwen. |
| cruelty | minor | Reeve had a very cruel approach to dumping his partners. In particular, he cold heartedly dumped his girlfriend Melania at the dinner table in front of Terrence and Gwen. |
| denial | minor | Gwen had explosive denial when it became apparent that Reeve tried to dump her. |