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The Mezzotint

Mr. Williams, the curator of a university art museum (implied to be Oxford) purchases a mezzotint from an art dealer. The painting changes each time Mr. Williams and the colleagues he enlists look at it. In the end it is suggested that the painting depicts a poacher named Gawdy (who had been hanged) kidnapping the heir of a Mr. Arthur Francis, who hanged Gawdy for poaching on his land.

English
  • Originally Aired November 21, 1980
  • Runtime 10 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network BBC One
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Name Type Role
M.R. James Writer
Michael Bryant Guest Star