“Classic adaptations from the BBC”
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.
2 seasons · 22 episodes
S1 E1The Stalls of Barchester
Dec 24, 197145 min
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.
S1 E2A Warning to the Curious
Dec 24, 197250 min
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.
S1 E3Lost Hearts
Dec 25, 197335 min
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?
S1 E4Treasure of Abbot Thomas
Dec 23, 197437 min
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?
S1 E5The Ash-tree
Dec 23, 197532 min
An aristocrat inherits his family estate and is haunted by visions of his ancestor's role in a witchcraft trial.
S1 E6The Signalman
Dec 22, 197638 min
A railway signalman tells a curious traveller how he is being troubled by a ghostly spectre that seems to predict calamity.
