MR James' tale of an orphan boy sent to stay with his cousin, Mr. Abney, an alchemist obsessed with his quest to acquire immortality.
- Drama
- Year 1973
- 34 min
Gather round the fire for a series of chilling Christmas tales, featuring seasonally supernatural stories from Charles Dickens, MR James, and more.
- Year: 1971
E1 • The Stalls of Barchester
The discovery of a mysterious box in a library leads a scholar to piece together a chain of events leading to the murder of an archdeacon.
E2 • A Warning to the Curious
A man comes to a Norfolk seaside town looking for an ancient crown he thinks is buried nearby - and local legend foretells disaster if it is moved.
E3 • Lost Hearts
MR James' tale of an orphan boy sent to stay with his cousin, Mr. Abney, an alchemist obsessed with his quest to acquire immortality.
E4 • The Treasure of Abbot Thomas
Chancing upon a clue to the location of an ancient treasure, a scholar and his young protégé set about unraveling the mystery of the evil Abbot Thomas.
E5 • The Ash Tree
Man of leisure Sir Richard soon feels the unearthly presence of his dead uncle after inheriting his his stately home and property.
E6 • The Signalman
Set on a lonely stretch of railway at the mouth of a foreboding tunnel, Andrew Davies adapts Charles Dickens' tale of rationalism versus superstition, where a man is visited by a spirited traveler.
E7 • A Stigma
When a couple move into a remote country house in the middle of a stone circle, they hire workmen who disturb an ancient menhir, unleashing a supernatural force.
E8 • The Ice House
Recently divorced Paul seeks sanctuary at a country retreat run by a sinister brother and sister in John Bowen's story. Does the Ice House hold a secret or is it, as they say, just ice?
E9 • A View From a Hill
In this chilling tale by MR James, an archaeologist makes an unsettling discovery when he is sent to authenticate a collection of old artifacts.
E10 • Number 13
Greg Wise heads the cast in a chilling new adaptation of MR James's classic ghost story, where bizarre events take place at a local hotel.
E11 • Episode 11
While exploring a graveyard on the East Anglian coast, an academic finds a strange bone ring that unleashes terrifying forces.
