Rent Ghost Stories: Vol.1 (1968)
3.7 of 5 from 14 ratings
1h 34min
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- Synopsis:
As a Christmas treat in the late 1960s and 70s, the BBC produced adaptations of ghost stories based on the works of M R James, the Cambridge academic and author of some of the most spine-tingling tales in the English language, which were broadcast to terrified viewers in the dead of winter.
Whistle And I'll Come To You (1968)When a sceptical professor, played with eccentric intensity in a brilliant performance by Michael Hordern, finds an old whistle on a Norfolk beach he unleashes a horrifying monster from the depths of his psyche. Jonathan Miller's adaptation of MR James' terrifying tale uses the bleak Norfolk landscape, superbly photographed by Dick Bush, to instil a sense of isolation and unease.
Whistle And I'll Come To You (2010)
In this 2010 rendering of MR James' celebrated ghost story, John Hurt plays James Parkin, a lonely retiree who has left his wife in a nursing home. Troubled by this turn of events, he visits their old holiday haunt, but his discovery of a mysterious ring on the beach sparks a series of ghostly encounters and disturbing nightmares which refuse to disappear in the cold light of day. Atmospheric and emotive, this modern adaptation brings a fascinating new interpretation to an endlessly creepy yarn.- Actors:
- Michael Hordern, Ambrose Coghill, George Woodbridge, Nora Gordon, Freda Dowie, John Hurt, Gemma Jones, Lesley Sharp, Sophie Thompson
- Directors:
- Jonathan Miller, Andy De Emmony
- Producers:
- Claire Armspach, Jonathan Miller
- Writers:
- Neil Cross, Mr. James, Jonathan Miller
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Dramas, TV Horror, TV Mysteries, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy, TV Thrillers
