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The Ghosts of Motley Hall

The Ghosts of Motley Hall

★ 7.5/10•1976•30m•U•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Comedy•Family
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What they can do when no one can see them

Five ghosts occupy the titular Motley Hall. Each hails from a different era and all—save for newly deceased Matt—are unable to leave the confines of the building.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 25, 1976

Episodes

E126m

The Last Uproar

There has always been an Uproar at Motley Hall, until now. The last Uproar, Sir Humphrey, has died, leaving caretaker Mr Gudgin facing two schemers plotting to steal Motley Hall out from under him. It's up to the ghosts to figure out a way to save their home and their way of life (death)!

Apr 25, 1976

E226m

Old Gory

Old Gory is a Motley Hall Ghost who appears faithfully every five years and can be seen by all, living and ghosts alike. Unfortunately this year, his scheduled appearance is likely to be seen by a ghost hunter and his very perceptive wife staking out Motley Hall. The appearance of Old Gory to the Ghost Hunters would be disastrous for the residents by exposing them and threatening their happy home!

May 2, 1976

E326m

Box of Tricks

The ghosts discover television abd the trouble it can cause when two bumbling crooks use Motley Hall to store eight boxes of stolen wireless TVs. The crooks are thwarted, first by the residents and then by a policeman who is able to see clearly into a crime, and a whole lot more!

May 9, 1976

E426m

Bad Lord William and the British Banana Company

Mr Gudgin has sold Motley Hall to The British Banana Company, but their agent has accidentally released Bad Lord William, surely one of the worst of the Uproar Clan ghosts. It'll take Bodkin's sword skills and Matt's cunning to free Gudgin and contain Bad Lord William.

May 16, 1976

E526m

Perfida Blackart Rides Again

It's just been discovered that Motley Hall is 400 years old, so to commemorate this, the ghosts decide to hold a Masque. But when Bodkin tries to write it, the pages of the history book that might finally identify the mysterious White Lady have disappeared! Was she somebody so horrible that she doesn't want it to be found out and her deep dark secret revealed?

May 23, 1976

E626m

Double Trouble

Matt's joining the other ghosts has certainly made Motley Hall much more lively and interesting for all. However, hiding from the others is a second Matt, one with a secret agenda, and it's not good! And worse, which Matt is which?

May 30, 1976

E726m

The Pogmore Experiment

Once again, poor Mr Gudgin finds himself roped into yet another newfangled way to rid Motley Hall of its 'spirited' occupants. This time, it's a scientist who says they're not ghosts, but merely hallucinations, simply electrical emanations. One by one, Matt watches as his new friends disappear and faces the prospect of eternity alone unless he can figure a way to stop the Pogmore 'solution'.

Jun 6, 1976

Actors

Arthur English

Arthur English

Bodkin

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Sir George Uproar

Sheila Steafel

Sheila Steafel

The White Lady

Nicholas Le Prevost

Nicholas Le Prevost

Sir Francis 'Fanny' Uproar

Sean Flanagan

Sean Flanagan

Matt

Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Mr Gudgin

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