An Inspector Calls

The 2015 BBC film adaptation of J.B. Priestley's play, starring David Thewlis as Inspector Goole, is a psychological drama set in Northern England in 1912. The wealthy Birling family's dinner party is disrupted by the Inspector's investigation into the suicide of a young woman, Eva Smith. As the family members are interrogated, their selfish and unjust behavior towards Eva is revealed, leading to a confrontation with their own responsibilities and the consequences of their actions. The film's tone is meditative and suspenseful, building towards a shocking revelation about the true nature of the Inspector and the fate of the Birling family.