A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas70%

TV 1971-12-24 32m Drama
★ 7.4 / 10 · 7 votes
Ratings
Combined
70.0 %
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IMDb
7.7 /10
224 votes
Trakt
59 %
17 votes
TMDB
74 %
7 votes

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.

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Status
Returning Series
Runtime
32m
Seasons
2
Episodes
22
Studio
BBC
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata

Awards

Nominated for 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 nominated

  • 1985 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated

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Cast
David Pugh David Pugh John Clive Swift Clive Swift Dr. Black David Burke David Burke Gunton, Hotel Landlord Ambrose Coghill Ambrose Coghill Museum Curator Cyril Appleton Cyril Appleton Labourer Roger Milner Roger Milner Vicar John Hurt John Hurt James Parkin Gemma Jones Gemma Jones Alice Parkin Lesley Sharp Lesley Sharp Hetty Sophie Thompson Sophie Thompson Carol Robert Hardy Robert Hardy Archdeacon Haynes Peter Vaughan Peter Vaughan Mr. Paxton
Season 1 1971 · 19 eps
  1. 1 The Stalls of Barchester An ambitious cleric murders an aged Archdeacon at Barchester Cathedral. However, he is soon being stalked by a sinister black cat and by a hooded figure both of whom seem to be em… Dec 24, 1971 45m
  2. 2 A Warning to the Curious An amateur archaeologist travels to a remote seaside town in Norfolk to search for the lost crown of Anglia, but after unearthing it is haunted by a mysterious black figure. Dec 24, 1972 50m
  3. 3 Lost Hearts An orphan moves into the house of his uncle, but is disturbed by visions of a pair of ghostly children. Is their message a warning to be fearful of his uncle's obsession with immo… Dec 25, 1973 35m
  4. 4 Treasure of Abbot Thomas A respected theologian and his protégé unearth clues to find the hidden treasure of a disgraced monk in an abbey library. Should he have heeded his own advice not to go treasure h… Dec 23, 1974 37m
  5. 5 The Ash-tree An aristocrat inherits his family estate and is haunted by visions of his ancestor's role in a witchcraft trial. Dec 23, 1975 32m
  6. 6 The Signalman A railway signalman tells a curious traveller how he is being troubled by a ghostly spectre that seems to predict calamity. Dec 22, 1976 38m
  7. 7 Stigma Whilst clearing the ground for a new lawn, a family find a huge flat rock in their garden. It is so heavy it needs a crane to remove it. In doing so, they release a spirit which h… Dec 28, 1977 32m
  8. 8 The Ice House The story concerns a health spa visited by Paul (John Stride) , strange incidents occur with members of staff whom Paul notices are all icy cold to the touch. The Brother and sist… Dec 25, 1978 34m
  9. 9 A View From a Hill A historian has a disturbing experience after borrowing a pair of binoculars belonging to a missing outcast and venturing up a notorious landmark. Dec 23, 2005 39m
  10. 10 Number 13 An academic researcher repudiates local superstitions surrounding a devilish house. However, repeated visions and noises during the night suggest he may be proved wrong. Dec 22, 2006 40m
  11. 11 Whistle and I'll Come to You Leaving his ill and ageing wife in a care home, a retired astronomer revisits one of their old coastal haunts, but after discovering a ring on the beach is soon haunted himself. Dec 24, 2010 52m
  12. 12 The Tractate Middoth A young librarian receives a request for an obscure Hebrew book from a sinister gentleman, unaware of its contents. Dec 25, 2013 35m
  13. 13 The Dead Room Aubrey Judd, veteran radio presenter of The Dead Room, soon realises that elements of his own past are not as dead and buried as he perhaps hoped. Dec 24, 2018 28m
  14. 14 Martin's Close Adaptation of a ghost story by MR James. 1684. John Martin is on trial for his life. Facing him, the infamous 'hanging judge' George Jeffreys. However, this is not a cut-and-dried… Dec 24, 2019 31m
  15. 15 The Mezzotint 1923. In the heart of an old English college, Edward Williams receives an engraving of of an unknown country house with an imposing facade, a sweeping lawn - and, just perhaps, so… Dec 24, 2021 29m
  16. 16 Count Magnus The inquisitive Mr Wraxhall discovers that a long-dead Swedish nobleman does not lie easy in his tomb. Dec 24, 2022 30m
  17. 17 Lot No. 249 An Oxford University student becomes obsessed with an ancient Egyptian mummy. Dec 24, 2023 29m
  18. 18 Woman of Stone Newlywed couple Jack and Laura move to a village where a legend says marble knight effigies in the church come alive on Christmas Eve. Jack dismisses it as folklore, but on Christ… Dec 24, 2024 30m
  19. 19 The Room in the Tower For 15 years, Roger Winstanley has been haunted by an unsettling, recurring dream: an invitation to spend the night in the house of an acquaintance, where an unseen terror lurks a… Dec 24, 2025 30m
Season 2 2005 · 3 eps
  1. 1 A View From a Hill A historian has a disturbing experience after borrowing a pair of binoculars belonging to a missing outcast and venturing up a notorious landmark. Dec 23, 2005 39m
  2. 2 Number 13 An academic researcher repudiates local superstitions surrounding a devilish house. However, repeated visions and noises during the night suggest he may be proved wrong. Dec 22, 2006 40m
  3. 3 Whistle and I'll Come to You Leaving his ill and ageing wife in a care home, a retired astronomer revisits one of their old coastal haunts, but after discovering a ring on the beach is soon haunted himself. Dec 24, 2010 52m
Specials 1968 · 2 eps
  1. 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 whis… May 7, 1968 42m
  2. 2 Schalcken the Painter Can Schalcken save his love, Rose, from the clutches of a ghastly suitor before it is too late? Dec 23, 1979 68m
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