Sir Peter Maxwell Davies was a British composer and conductor, who in 2004 was made Master of the Queen's Music.
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.
When the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place.
A Scottish lighthouse goes dark. A visiting supply ship finds the building in order. But the keepers have vanished without trace.