A Ghost Story for Christmas

Season 31971

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.

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18 Episodes

E01 The Stalls of Barchester

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.

December 24, 1971

E02 A Warning to the Curious

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.

December 24, 1972

E03 Lost Hearts

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?

December 25, 1973

E04 Treasure of Abbot Thomas

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?

December 23, 1974

E05 The Ash-tree

An aristocrat inherits his family estate and is haunted by visions of his ancestor's role in a witchcraft trial.

December 23, 1975

E06 The Signalman

A railway signalman tells a curious traveller how he is being troubled by a ghostly spectre that seems to predict calamity.

December 22, 1976

E07 Stigma

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.

December 28, 1977

E08 The Ice House

The story concerns a health spa visited by Paul (John Stride) , 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.......

December 25, 1978

E09 A View From a Hill

A historian has a disturbing experience after borrowing a pair of binoculars belonging to a missing outcast and venturing up a notorious landmark.

December 23, 2005

E10 Number 13

An academic researcher repudiates local superstitions surrounding a devilish house. However, repeated visions and noises during the night suggest he may be proved wrong.

December 22, 2006

E11 Whistle and I'll Come to You

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.

December 24, 2010

E12 The Tractate Middoth

A young librarian receives a request for an obscure Hebrew book from a sinister gentleman, unaware of its contents.

December 25, 2013

E13 The Dead Room

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.

December 24, 2018

E14 Martin's Close

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.

December 24, 2019

E15 The Mezzotint

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.

December 24, 2021

E16 Count Magnus

The inquisitive Mr Wraxhall discovers that a long-dead Swedish nobleman does not lie easy in his tomb.

December 24, 2022

E17 Lot No. 249

An Oxford University student becomes obsessed with an ancient Egyptian mummy.

December 24, 2023

E18 Woman of Stone

Newlywed couple Jack and Laura move to a village where a legend says marble knight effigies in the church come alive on Christmas Eve. Jack dismisses it as folklore, but on Christmas Eve, he feels drawn to the church, leaving Laura alone.

December 24, 2024

A Ghost Story for Christmas

E01 The Stalls of Barchester

E02 A Warning to the Curious

E03 Lost Hearts

E04 Treasure of Abbot Thomas

E05 The Ash-tree

E06 The Signalman

E07 Stigma

E08 The Ice House

E09 A View From a Hill

E10 Number 13

E11 Whistle and I'll Come to You

E12 The Tractate Middoth

E13 The Dead Room

E14 Martin's Close

E15 The Mezzotint

E16 Count Magnus

E17 Lot No. 249

E18 Woman of Stone

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E01 The Stalls of Barchester

E02 A Warning to the Curious

E03 Lost Hearts

E04 Treasure of Abbot Thomas

E05 The Ash-tree

E06 The Signalman

E07 Stigma

E08 The Ice House

E09 A View From a Hill

E10 Number 13

E11 Whistle and I'll Come to You

E12 The Tractate Middoth

E13 The Dead Room

E14 Martin's Close

E15 The Mezzotint

E16 Count Magnus

E17 Lot No. 249

E18 Woman of Stone