A Ghost Story for Christmas Season 1

(1971) December | # of Episodes : 17

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7.5

Series Details

Seasons: 3

Total Episodes: 19

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Networks: BBC One

Status: Returning Series

First Air Date: Dec 24, 1971

Recent Air Date: Dec 24, 2023

Run Time: m

In Production: Yes

Original Language: English

Age Rating: NR

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Episodes

Episode 1

24 December 1971 - 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 embodiments of carvings on the cathedral's choir stalls.

Episode 2

24 December 1972 - 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.

Episode 3

25 December 1973 - 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 immortality?

Episode 4

23 December 1974 - 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 hunting?

Episode 5

23 December 1975 - The Ash-tree

An aristocrat inherits his family estate and is haunted by visions of his ancestor's role in a witchcraft trial.

Episode 6

22 December 1976 - The Signalman

A railway signalman tells a curious traveller how he is being troubled by a ghostly spectre that seems to predict calamity.

Episode 7

28 December 1977 - 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 has terrible consequences for the family.

Episode 8

25 December 1978 - 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 sister owners seem otherworldly , as do the residents, and they have a strange relationship with two vines.......

Episode 9

23 December 2005 - 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.

Episode 10

22 December 2006 - 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.

Episode 11

24 December 2010 - 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.

Episode 12

25 December 2013 - The Tractate Middoth

A young librarian receives a request for an obscure Hebrew book from a sinister gentleman, unaware of its contents.

Episode 13

24 December 2018 - 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.

Episode 14

24 December 2019 - 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 murder case.

Episode 15

24 December 2021 - 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, something else.

Episode 16

24 December 2022 - Count Magnus

The inquisitive Mr Wraxhall discovers that a long-dead Swedish nobleman does not lie easy in his tomb.

Episode 17

24 December 2023 - Lot No. 249

An Oxford University student becomes obsessed with an ancient Egyptian mummy.

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