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Classic Ghost Stories

Classic Ghost Stories

1986•15•Drama
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Five partially-dramatized readings of classic M.R. James ghost stories by actor Robert Powell. Including "The Mezzotint", "The Ash-Tree", "The Rose Garden", "Wailing Well" and "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad".

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateDec 25, 1986

Episodes

Episode 1 - The MezzotintE114m

The Mezzotint

Mr Williams, the curator of an university museum, purchases a modest engraving of a country house. But a black tint in the corner of the picture seems to resemble a figure and it moves, slowly revealing past horrors.

Dec 25, 1986

E214m

The Ash-Tree

A witch condemned to death places a curse upon the Ash tree at the hall of her accuser that stretches down through the centuries and through the generations to invade the life of the ancestor who has inherited the estate.

Dec 26, 1986

E314m

Wailing Well

A group of Scouts on an excursion are strictly told not to go near an old well that has been marked with a red circle on their maps. However, one disobedient boy pays no heed to the warnings and thus pays a terrible price.

Dec 28, 1986

E414m

Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad

An academic on holiday discovers a whistle amongst the remains of a monastery of the Knights Templar. It has the legend "Who is this who is coming?" engraved upon it in Latin. He will find out when he unwisely blows into it.

Dec 29, 1986

E514m

The Rose Garden

Mrs Anstruther wants to convert a neglected corner of her property into a rose garden. She tells her gardener to remove the old seat and an old post it was attached to. This unleashes disturbing visions for her and her husband.

Dec 30, 1986

Actors

Robert Powell

Robert Powell

Professor

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