A Ghost Story for Christmas
tv show

21 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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Ambrose Coghill
as
Museum Curator
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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
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

Mark Gatiss
as
Writer

Lawrence Gordon Clark
as
Teleplay

Charles Dickens
as
Short Story

David Rudkin
as
Writer
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Clive Exton
as
Writer
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John Bowen
as
Adaptation

Andrew Davies
as
Writer