The Green Man

1990 NR 50m 7

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".

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Episodes:

Episode 1

1.

Aired: Oct 28, 1990

"The Green Man" is a country hotel near Cambridge, lodged in a house built ce...

Episode 2

2.

Aired: Nov 4, 1990

Preceding his own father's funeral, Maurice attempts to exhume Underhill, who...

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Nov 11, 1990

With his father dead, his marriage breaking up and his life seemingly in tatt...

Info about The Green Man

Network: BBC One

Genres: Comedy, Horror