Aired: May 9, 1980 | Season: 2 | Episode: 11

Overview
Runtime: 26m
Directed by: Claude Whatham, Roald Dahl
Written by: Ronald Harwood
Guest stars: Jennifer Hilary, John Carson, John Mills, John Rees, Michael Gambon, Michael Sheard
Description
A smart old man, claiming to need his taxi fare home on a wet afternoon in London, persuades a stranger to buy his umbrella. Followed into a pub, it turns out that the Umbrellaa Man spends the money on a large whisky. What is going on?