A Ghost Story for Christmas(1971)
series - first aired/released 1971-12-24 - audience 7.4
Drama
Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark, Mark Gatiss
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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Cast
John HurtJames Parkin
Gemma JonesAlice Parkin
Lesley SharpHetty
Sophie ThompsonCarol
Robert HardyArchdeacon Haynes
Clive SwiftDr. Black
Peter VaughanMr. Paxton
Denholm ElliottThe Signalman
Peter BowlesPeter
Pip TorrensSquire Richards
Mark LetherenDr. Fanshawe
David BurkeGunton, Hotel Landlord, Patten
Greg WiseProfessor Anderson
Paul FreemanMr. Harrington
Tom BurkeEdward Jenkins
Charlotte ComerAlice
Anton ValensiThomas
Kit HaringtonAbercrombie Smith
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Michael HordernProfessor Parkins
George WoodbridgeHotel Proprietor
Freda DowieMaid
Nora GordonProprietress
Jeremy ClydeGodfried Schalken
Maurice DenhamGerrit Dou- Cheryl KennedyRose
John JustinVanderhausen- Anne TirardBrothel Madam
- Eric FrancisGoldsmith
Celia ImrieEdith Nesbit
Monica DolanMrs. Dorman
Edward PetherbridgeSir Richard / Sir Matthew- Preston LockwoodDr. Croome
- Ambrose CoghillColonel, Museum Curator
Barbara EwingAnne Mothersole
Lalla WardLady Augusta- Lucy GriffithsMrs. Chiddock
Oliver MaguireWilliam Beresford- Clifford KershawThe Witchfinder
Glynn SweetYoung Cleric- Will LeightonLibrarian
Harold BennettArchdeacon Pulteney- Penny ServiceJane Lee
- Martin HoyleVerger
Erik ChittyPriest- Cyril AppletonLabourer, Master Procathro
David PughJohn, Herdsman, Porter- Julian HeringtonArchaeologist
- John KearneyAger Ghost
- David CargillBoots
George BensonVicar- Gilly FraserGirl
Simon Gipps-KentStephen
Joseph O'ConorMr. Abney
Roger MilnerAntique Shop Owner, Vicar- James MellorParkes
- Susan RichardsMrs. Bunch
- Christopher DavisBoy
- Michelle FosterGirl
- Sheila DunnMrs. Tyson
Anne BlakeLocal Lady
Frank MillsMr. Tyson- Virginia BalfourLady Dattering
- Paul LaversPeter, Lord Dattering
Michael BryantThe Rev. Justin Somerton- John HerringtonAbbot Thomas
- Peggy AitchisonLandlady
Bernard LloydThe Traveller- Reginald JessupThe Engine Driver
- Carina WyethThe Bride
Thelma BarlowLetitia- Kate BinchyKatharine
- Maxine GordonVerity
- Jon LaurimoreDr. Hall
Christopher BlakeRichard
John JuddDave
John StridePaul- Elizabeth RomillyJessica
Geoffrey BurridgeClovis- David BeamesBob
- Gladys SpencerDiamond Lady
- Eirene BeckRossetti Lady
- Sam AventGentlemen Guest
- Simon LinnellBaxter
Louise JamesonMrs Simpson
Sacha DhawanGarrett
Roy BarracloughHodgson
Una StubbsMiss Chambers
John CastleJohn Eldred
David RyallRant
Nicholas BurnsGeorge Earle
Eleanor BronMrs Goundry
Charlie ClemmowAnne Simpson- Matthew FosterLabourer
Simon CallowAubrey Judd
Anjli MohindraTara Lohia
Susan PenhaligonJoan
Joshua Oakes-RogersPaul- Christopher AllenDJ (Voice)
Mark GatissRadio Presenter (Voice)
Peter CapaldiDolben
Elliot LeveyJudge Jeffreys
Wilf ScoldingJohn Martin
Sara CroweSarah Arscott- James HolmesThomas Snell
Jessica TempleAnn Clark
Simon WilliamsStanton
Fisayo AkinadeWilliam
Ian HallardHosier
Rory KinnearEdward Williams
Robert BathurstGarwood
Frances BarberMrs Ambrigail
Nikesh PatelNisbet
John HopkinsBinks
Emma CunniffeMrs Flicher- Tommaso Di VincenzoGawdy's Ghost
Jason WatkinsMr Wraxhall
MyAnna BuringFroken de la Gardie
Krister HenrikssonThe Narrator
Max BremerNielsen
Allan CordunerThe Deacon
Jamal AjalaGustav
John HeffernanThe Friend
Colin RyanMonkhouse Lee
James SwantonThe Mummy
Andrew HortonLong Norton
Jonathan RigbyStyles
Éanna HardwickeJack Lormier
Mawaan RizwanDr. Zubin- Phoebe HornLaura Lormier
Tobias Menzies
Joanna Lumley
Nancy Carroll
Ben Mansfield
Polly Walker
Charles GrayNarrator
Anthony SharpGentleman- Val PennyLesbia
- Roy EvansCoachman
- Victor DearManservant
- Rosemary JennerMaidservant
- Amanda CarlsonFrancoise
- Helena ClaytonHendrijke
- Charles StewartRembrandt
Seasons
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