A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
Synopsis
A strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas. First broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and revived in 2005 on BBC Four.
First Air Date: 1971-12-24
Last Air Date: 2024-12-24
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 20
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- David Pugh as Porter
- Clive Swift as Dr. Black
- David Burke as Gunton, Hotel Landlord
- Ambrose Coghill as Colonel
- Cyril Appleton as Master Procathro
- Roger Milner as Vicar
- John Hurt as James Parkin
- Gemma Jones as Alice Parkin
- Lesley Sharp as Hetty
- Sophie Thompson as Carol
Seasons
Specials (1968)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Whistle And I'll Come To You
On a winter holiday in Norfolk, a solitary, eccentric professor finds a whistle carved from bone in a graveyard. Back in his hotel room, gloating over his find, he raises the whistle to his lips, heedless of the terror it may summon…
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Ep. 2: Schalcken the Painter
Can Schalcken save his love, Rose, from the clutches of a ghastly suitor before it is too late?
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