Rent Ghost Stories: Vol.3 (1975)
3.5 of 5 from 11 ratings
1h 44min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
Lawrence Gordon Clark directs this triple bill of BBC adaptations of the ghost stories by M.R. James.
Lost Hearts (1973)
When recently orphaned Stephen (Simon Gipps-Kent) goes to live with his uncle he is troubled by two terrifying child spectres whose mischievous acts lead to a blood-curdling revelation. Based on a gory tale by masterful ghost story-teller MR James.
Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974)
Pride comes before a fall in John Bowen's adaptation of MR James' tale of a treasure hunt with a sticky end. Michael Bryant plays The Reverend Somerton whose self-assured intellectual arrogance masks a naked greed.
The Ash Tree (1975)Enlightened eighteenth-century nobleman Sir Richard Fell (Edward Petherbridge) inherits more than he bargained for when he comes into possession of a stately home dominated by a sinister old ash tree. David Rudkin's (Pendar's Fen) nuanced adaptation of MR James' short story about malevolent witchcraft features Barbara Ewing as the sorceress. - Actors:
- Simon Gipps-Kent, Joseph O'Connor, James Mellor, Edward Petherbridge, Preston Lockwood, Barbara Ewing, Michael Bryant, Paul Lavers, Virginia Balfour, John Herrington, Roger Milner, Michelle Foster, Frank Mills, Glynn Sweet, Clifford Kershaw, Cyril Appleton
- Directors:
- Lawrence Gordon Clark
- Producers:
- Rosemary Hill
- Writers:
- Robin Chapman, David Rudkin, John Bowen, Mr. James
- Aka:
- Ghost Stories: Lost Hearts / The Treasure of Abbot Thomas / The Ash Tree
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Dramas, TV Horror, TV Mysteries, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy, TV Thrillers
