Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place (1980)
ComedyDramaHorrorMysteryThriller
An elderly widow women named Hazel lives in a farmhouse full of antiques. When a conman named Merv Pottinger arrives he persuades her into selling him a picture at a low price.
Director: Giles Foster
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Roald Dahl as Self - Introduced by |
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Jessie Matthews as Hazel |
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Bill Maynard as Merv Pottinger |
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Michael Troughton as Andrew |
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Peter Sallis as Solicitor |
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Judy Riley as Lucy |
| Directing | Giles Foster | Director |
| Writing | Denis Cannan | Writer |
| Writing | Doug Morgan | Story |
| Production | John Rosenberg | Producer |
| Production | John Woolf | Executive Producer |