The Gourmet

Charles Gray plays a gourmet who has eaten practically everything in the world; animals of every description. At one dinner evening - where something unusual (possibly unique) has once again been served up, a fellow diner mentions to him that it is possible to eat a ghost.

He manages to trap a ghost. It must eaten quickly so he uses a frying pan being used by some down-and-outs by the banks of the River Thames. He finds the experience unsettling.

It is a strange outing for Charles Gray, even though he surely didn't mind appearing in outré films, such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He is essentially the only person in this film and he is superb. He is actually perfect as the dissolute gourmet.

The film is a little like an episode of The Twilight Zone with a much larger budget. Unlike The Twilight Zone, however, your chances of seeing this film are about 10% - with a bit of luck. I am relying on the memory of a single viewing 25 years ago for all of this!