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Series · 2000–2000Ended

Ghost Stories for Christmas

6.6·1 season·4 episodes·30 min avg.·United Kingdom

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.

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The Stalls of Barchester
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Dec 23, 2000

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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The Ash Tree
The Ash Tree
Dec 26, 2000

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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Number 13
Number 13
Dec 29, 2000

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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A Warning to the Curious
A Warning to the Curious
Dec 31, 2000

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.

Cast

13 credited
Christopher Lee
Narrator
PW
Peter White
Student
MW
Matthew Wheatley
Student
TS
Tony Slater
Student
EO
Edward Olive
Student
CV
Colston Vear
Student
PA
Paul Alcock
Student
RT
Richard Tucker
Student
JE
John Evans
Student
RB
Richard Buggy
Student

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