S1 • E5 Aug 22, 1982
This dramatization of a short story by Susan Hill tells the tale of Esme Fanshow (June Ritchie) a librarian who has lived all 40 years of her life with her mother. Mrs. Fanshow (Evelyn Laye) is an overbearing woman who ruled her daughter's life with an iron hand. When her mother dies, leaving Esme her substantial fortune, Esme attempts to spread her wings. She tries doing things her mother wouldn't have approved of such as using butter and cream at every meal. But her freedom is interrupted by her mother's ghost who continually appears with mocking words.
