I hadn't seen this episode for decades and was explaining to my son about why I liked Mark Knopfler /Dire Straights so much. Amazed that I could remember so clearly the song heading to the climax. I told him about this episode as I remembered it. (I was wrong about quite a lot!) but I just rewatched it and was stuck how well Bruce McGill nailed it. This is an episode that shows people what TV can rise up to.
Review of Out Where the Buses Don't Run
