Mystery 80s TV Show About an Evil Stepfather

This entry is about a show one of our readers, Bex Shacklock, has asked us about. A foreign TV mini-series dubbed into English, about an evil stepfather and his daughter, which Bex thinks might have been called “The Miser” but Google searches are yielding no results. Perhaps another reader recalls this show???

These are the details that Bex recalls:

1. The program was a 3 part – maybe more – mini-series aired on children’s television sometime during the 1980s.
2. It was a foreign language program, with overdubbed narration. It was NOT ‘Heidi’ or similar.
3. The premise was an evil stepfather-type figure being generally evil to his stepdaughter.
4. I am almost positive it was called ‘The Miser’, but no Google search or other research can find it.
5. The opening credits were of an old house in some woods.
6. It was on around teatime.
7. It was a very sinister show – the girl was made to drink a drink that made her go to sleep.

Can anyone help Bex (and us) out??? If you have any recollection of this show, please comment here or email us and let us know – and of course, feel free to share this blog post across social media and other sites and ask anyone you know who might recall this show!