A Ghost Story for Christmas
tv show
20 total episodes
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3 seasons
Classic adaptations from the BBC
First Aired December 24, 1971
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast
David Pugh
as
Porter
Clive Swift
as
Dr. Black
David Burke
as
Patten
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Cyril Appleton
as
Master Procathro
Roger Milner
as
Antique Shop Owner
John Hurt
as
James Parkin
Gemma Jones
as
Alice Parkin
Lesley Sharp
as
Hetty
Sophie Thompson
as
Carol
Robert Hardy
as
Archdeacon Haynes
Peter Vaughan
as
Mr. Paxton
Denholm Elliott
as
The Signalman
Crew
Lawrence Gordon Clark
as
Director
Mark Gatiss
as
Director
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Rosemary Hill
as
Producer
Lawrence Gordon Clark
as
Producer
M.R. James
as
Short Story
Lawrence Gordon Clark
as
Teleplay
Mark Gatiss
as
Writer
Andrew Davies
as
Writer
Charles Dickens
as
Short Story
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Clive Exton
as
Writer
David Rudkin
as
Writer
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Robin Chapman
as
Adaptation