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A Ghost Story for Christmas: Season 1
December 24, 1971
18 Episodes
~45 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
18
1
The Stalls of Barchester
Dec 24, 1971
45 min
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.
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2
A Warning to the Curious
Dec 24, 1972
50 min
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.
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3
Lost Hearts
Dec 25, 1973
35 min
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?
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4
Treasure of Abbot Thomas
Dec 23, 1974
37 min
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?
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5
The Ash-tree
Dec 23, 1975
32 min
An aristocrat inherits his family estate and is haunted by visions of his ancestor's role in a witchcraft trial.
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6
The Signalman
Dec 22, 1976
38 min
A railway signalman tells a curious traveller how he is being troubled by a ghostly spectre that seems to predict calamity.
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7
Stigma
Dec 28, 1977
32 min
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.
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8
The Ice House
Dec 25, 1978
34 min
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.......
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9
A View From a Hill
Dec 23, 2005
39 min
A historian has a disturbing experience after borrowing a pair of binoculars belonging to a missing outcast and venturing up a notorious landmark.
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10
Number 13
Dec 22, 2006
40 min
An academic researcher repudiates local superstitions surrounding a devilish house. However, repeated visions and noises during the night suggest he may be proved wrong.
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11
Whistle and I'll Come to You
Dec 24, 2010
52 min
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.
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12
The Tractate Middoth
Dec 25, 2013
35 min
A young librarian receives a request for an obscure Hebrew book from a sinister gentleman, unaware of its contents.
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13
The Dead Room
Dec 24, 2018
28 min
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.
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14
Martin's Close
Dec 24, 2019
31 min
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.
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15
The Mezzotint
Dec 24, 2021
29 min
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.
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16
Count Magnus
Dec 24, 2022
30 min
The inquisitive Mr Wraxhall discovers that a long-dead Swedish nobleman does not lie easy in his tomb.
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17
Lot No. 249
Dec 24, 2023
29 min
An Oxford University student becomes obsessed with an ancient Egyptian mummy.
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18
Woman of Stone
Dec 24, 2024
30 min
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 Christmas Eve, he feels drawn to the church, leaving Laura alone.
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