A forgotten but** **powerful British thriller that merges deep-set Gothic gloom with stark social realism, this sees Kim Stanley and Richard Attenborough concoct a plan to enhance her status as a medium.
They will kidnap a girl, then Stanley will miraculously find her — a ploy undermined by her mental fragility and his growing misgivings. The plot thickens as we discover that the couple lost a son in childbirth, called Arthur who is supposed to be the wife's spirit guide.
Two strikingly glum performances are matched by the seedy, seething atmosphere of a loveless Britain.