Desc: The Compliment: Directed by John Jacobs. With David Hedison, John Standing, Sheila Gish, Sylvia Kay. Putting together a dinner party for her husband's boss Steve Barker (David Hedison) was going to be a pleasant distraction for Julia (Sheila Gish), but when her husband Robin (Sir John Standing) tells her his promotion depends on what his boss thinks of her, the atmosphere becomes caustic.