A Ghost Story for Christmas

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Season 1

Episodes

1. The Stalls of Barchester
Dec 24, 1971
Episode 1

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.

0.0 45 min
2. A Warning to the Curious
Dec 24, 1972
Episode 2

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.

0.0 50 min
3. Lost Hearts
Dec 25, 1973
Episode 3

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?

0.0 35 min
4. Treasure of Abbot Thomas
Dec 23, 1974
Episode 4

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?

0.0 37 min
5. The Ash-tree
Dec 23, 1975
Episode 5

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

0.0 32 min
6. The Signalman
Dec 22, 1976
Episode 6

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

0.0 38 min
7. Stigma
Dec 28, 1977
Episode 7

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.

0.0 32 min
8. The Ice House
Dec 25, 1978
Episode 8

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.......

0.0 34 min
9. A View From a Hill
Dec 23, 2005
Episode 9

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

0.0 39 min
10. Number 13
Dec 22, 2006
Episode 10

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

0.0 40 min
11. Whistle and I'll Come to You
Dec 24, 2010
Episode 11

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.

0.0 52 min
12. The Tractate Middoth
Dec 25, 2013
Episode 12

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

0.0 35 min
13. The Dead Room
Dec 24, 2018
Episode 13

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.

0.0 28 min
14. Martin's Close
Dec 24, 2019
Episode 14

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.

0.0 31 min
15. The Mezzotint
Dec 24, 2021
Episode 15

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.

0.0 29 min
16. Count Magnus
Dec 24, 2022
Episode 16

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

0.0 30 min
17. Lot No. 249
Dec 24, 2023
Episode 17

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

0.0 29 min
18. Woman of Stone
Dec 24, 2024
Episode 18

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.

0.0 30 min
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