
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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- Created By
- First Aired on
Dec 24, 1971
- Popularity: 23.6818
- 6 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Production
BBC (GB)
- Status: Returning Series
In Production
3 seaons till Dec 24, 2024
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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