The Green Man (TV serial)

The Green Man is a three-part BBC TV adaptation of Kingsley Amis's 1969 novel of the same name, first broadcast on BBC1 from 28 October to 11 November 1990 and starring Albert Finney as the main character Maurice.

Plot

Maurice Allington is the owner of "The Green Man", a country inn that he claims is haunted by ghosts. He is usually either frightening guests with his ghost stories, or trying to seduce them, but he slowly comes to realise that some of his stories may be true.

Cast

Albert Finney as Maurice
Linda Marlowe as Joyce
Sarah Berger as Diana
Nicky Henson as Jack
Josie Lawrence as Lucy
Michael Grandage as Nick
Natalie Morse as Amy
Michael Culver as Underhill
Robert Schofield as David
Michael Hordern as Gramps
Nickolas Grace as Sonnenscheim
as Mrs. Klinger
Brian Greene as Mr. Klinger
Anna Syke as Mrs. Underhill

Production

Locations

The serial was filmed on location with West Dorset doubling as the Cambridgeshire area and Up Cerne Manor House representing The Green Man hotel and other exteriors.

Reception

Awards

The series won the 1991 BAFTA for Best Original Television Music, Finney was nominated for Best Actor, and Masahiro Hirakubo was nominated for Best Film Editor.