The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells - Season 1 Episode 2

Moderately talented young painter Alec Harringay feels his portrait of St Catherine is not good enough for submission to the Royal Academy however hard he works and his wife Isabel bemoans his obsession with perfecting it as household bills mount. Then one night the portrait comes to life, offering to give Alec the power to paint a masterpiece – in exchange for his soul. Foolishly he agrees and his work suddenly improves – but there is a terrible price to pay.