Ghost Stories for Christmas(2000)
Horror legend Christopher Lee hosts and narrates a series of four half hour ghost stories all based on stories by M.R. James. 'The Stalls of Barchester', 'The Ash Tree', 'Number 13' and 'A Warning to the Curious' are the tales told.
- First aired:
- 2000-12-23
- Country:
- GB
- Network:
- BBC Two
Episodes
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1. The Stalls of Barchester
2000-12-23 · 30m
While cataloguing the collections of Barchester Cathedral library, Dr Black stumbles across an intriguing box of papers belonging to former Archdeacon Haynes. In it, he discovers a hidden history of blood guilt and macabre supernatural revenge.
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2. The Ash Tree
2000-12-26 · 30m
A nobleman who will have no truck with superstition inherits a stately home overshadowed by a tree concealing an ancient curse.
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3. Number 13
2000-12-29 · 30m
Dissatisfied with his hotel room, Professor Anderson demands to be moved to number 12 where he can work undisturbed. But, infuriated by the ghoulish noises made nightly by his neighbour, he is soon driven to investigate the diabolical secrets of the old hotel and its mysteriously vanishing room 13.
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4. A Warning to the Curious
2000-12-31 · 30m
Christopher Lee reads a chilling tale by Victorian writer MR James. A horrific account, based on a true story, of the discovery of the last of the legendary East Anglian Crowns.
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Cast
Christopher Lee
Narrator
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Peter White
Student
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Matthew Wheatley
Student
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Tony Slater
Student
- E
Edward Olive
Student
- C
Colston Vear
Student
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Paul Alcock
Student
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Richard Tucker
Student
- J
John Evans
Student
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Richard Buggy
Student
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Tim Gambrell
Student
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Adrian Mainwharing
Student
