A Picture of a Place story

talesoftheunexpected3x02 · 1980-08-16

An elderly woman lives in a house full of antiques. On visiting, a con-man buys a valuable picture from her at a knockdown price. She turns out to be smarter. Directed by: Giles Foster. Story by: Doug Morgan.

6 total · 5 major · 1 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
art forgery major Hazel was forging and selling John Constable paintings.
con artistry major Merv Pottinger was cheating old people but it turned out the elderly woman was in fact forging artworks so the conner got conned.
mother and son major Andrew lived with his old mother Hazel and tried to stop her from forging art.
painting major The story centered around an old woman who was forging John Constable paintings.
poetic justice major Hazel coned Merv Pottinger who was trying to con her.
boyfriend and girlfriend minor Andrew went to the pub with someone who acted like a girlfriend.