A Ghost Story for Christmas Classic adaptations from the BBC

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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Drama
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First Aired on

Dec 24, 1971

3 seaons till Dec 24, 2024

Popularity: 23.6818
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(GB)
Production

BBC (GB)

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Woman of Stone

Seasons & episodes

Total 3 seasons, 20 episodes

Specials

Aired

2 Episodes
  • Episode 1Whistle And I'll Come To You42 min

    On a winter holiday in Norfolk, a solitary, eccentric professor finds a whistle carved from bone in a graveyard. Back in his hotel room, gloating over his find, he raises the whistle to his lips, heedless of the terror it may summon…

  • Episode 2Schalcken the Painter68 min

    Can Schalcken save his love, Rose, from the clutches of a ghastly suitor before it is too late?

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