A debauched young aristocrat entrusts the running of his country house to Tom, the butler, on whom he depends absolutely. Before long the servant begins to dominate his master, to the alarm of the newly hired German nanny who senses sinister, demonic intent in Tom's control of the house.

• Mallard Productions
• Oliver Reed
• Fiona Lewis
• Anna Gaël
• Derek Jacobi
• Meg Wynn Owen
• John Rainer
• Richard Davies
• Gwyneth Owen