An alcoholic pub landlord has visions of a 17th-century doctor of the occult, beginning a monumental clash between good and evil. Adapted from the novel by Kingsley Amis.

Maurice Allington (Albert Finney), the alcoholic, sexually promiscuous, and unappealing lead character owns a country inn called "The Green Man". He frightens and regales his guests, when he's not trying to seduce them, with tales of ghosts and spirits haunting his hotel. The fun begins when he and they realize the haunts are real and malevolent. At times, a sexual farce, at others, a ghostly thriller, this mini-series is aptly called a "ghost story for adults".—Teresa B. O'Donnell <[email protected]>