A Ghost Story For Christmas
3/5
Année : 1971
Nombre de saisons : 2
Durée moyenne d'un épisode : 30 minutes
Genre(s) : Drame, Horreur, Thriller
A collection of ghost stories, mostly adapted from the short stories of M.R. James that were aired over the Christmas holidays. Originally an annual event for eight years they were then followed by various other ghost stories in the 1980s and 2000s.
Saisons
Saison 1
Saison 2
Épisodes
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Épisode 1 - The Stalls of Barchester
24 décembre 1971 - 5/5
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.
Épisode 2 - A Warning to the Curious
24 décembre 1972 - 5/5
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.
Épisode 3 - Lost Hearts
25 décembre 1973
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?
Épisode 4 - The Treasure of Abbot Thomas
23 décembre 1974 - 5/5
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?
Épisode 5 - The Ash Tree
23 décembre 1975
An aristocrat inherits his family estate and is haunted by visions of his ancestor's role in a witchcraft trial.
Épisode 6 - The Signalman
22 décembre 1976 - 5/5
A railway signalman tells a curious traveller how he is being troubled by a ghostly spectre that seems to predict calamity.
Épisode 7 - Stigma
28 décembre 1977
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.
Épisode 8 - The Ice House
25 décembre 1978
The story concerns a health spa visited by Paul, 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.......
Épisode 15 - The Dead Room
24 décembre 2018
Mark Gatiss brings the Christmas ghost story tradition back to life with The Dead Room, a chilling new tale for BBC Four. Written and directed by Gatiss, the 30-minute film tells the tale of a long-running radio horror series of the same name. Simon Callow (Victoria & Abdul, Shakespeare in Love, Four Weddings and a Funeral) plays Aubrey Judd, the radio series’ veteran presenter and national treasure, who finds that he must adapt to changing times and tastes. But whatever happened to the classic ghost stories? The good old days? Aubrey soon discovers that all is not quiet in the eerie radio studio – and that elements of his own past are not as dead and buried as he perhaps hoped. Mark Gatiss says, ‘The Christmas ghost story is a wonderful and vital TV tradition and one which has found its natural place on BBC Four. A Merry Christmas to all of you at home. Pleasant dreams!’
Épisode 1 - A View From a Hill
23 décembre 2005
A historian has a disturbing experience after borrowing a pair of binoculars belonging to a missing outcast and venturing up a notorious landmark.
Épisode 2 - Number 13
22 décembre 2006
An academic researcher repudiates local superstitions surrounding a devilish house. However, repeated visions and noises during the night suggest he may be proved wrong.
Épisode 3 - Whistle and I'll Come to You
24 décembre 2010
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.
Épisode 4 - The Tractate Middoth
25 décembre 2013
A young librarian receives a request for an obscure Hebrew book from a sinister gentleman, unaware of its contents.
Épisode 5 - The Dead Room
24 décembre 2018
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.
Épisode 6 - Martin's Close
24 décembre 2019
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.
Épisode 7 - The Mezzotint
24 décembre 2021
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.
Épisode 8 - Count Magnus
23 décembre 2022
The inquisitive Mr Wraxhall discovers that a long-dead Swedish nobleman does not lie easy in his tomb.
Épisode 9 - Lot No 249
24 décembre 2023
It’s 1881, and Old College, Oxford plays host to three very different academics. But can Bellingham’s experiments bring the breath of life to the horrifying bag of bones, Lot No 249?
Épisode 10 - Woman of Stone
24 décembre 2024
Edith Nesbit recounts the chilling tale of newlywed Victorians Jack and Laura and the legend of two marble tomb effigies, who are said to rise each year and walk.
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