A Ghost Story for Christmas

"Classic adaptations from the BBC"

1971 ★ 7.4 TMDB 3 Seasons IMDb TMDB TVDB Returning Series English Lawrence Gordon Clark
BBC One
BBC Television
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Overview

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.

Drama

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Seasons

Specials

Specials

5 Episodes

Over the years, different releases of the stories on DVD have included standalone ghost stories broadcast in the UK.
Season 1

Season 1

★ 6.3
19 Episodes

The first season includes five adaptations of stories from the four books by M. R. James, published between 1904 and 1925. The The sixth film, The Signalman, is an adaptation of a story by Charles Dickens published in his magazine All the Year Round in 1866. The final two stories were based on original screenplays by Clive Exton and John Bowen.
Season 2

Season 2

3 Episodes

In the early 2000s, the BBC began airing new adaptations of stories by MR James.
Season 3

Season 3

8 Episodes

In 2013 the strand was again revived, with Mark Gatiss acting as director and writer.

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