A Ghost Story for Christmas 52 years old

A Ghost Story for Christmas is a strand of annual British short television films originally broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and later revived in 2005 on BBC Four. With one exception, the original instalments are directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark and the films are all shot on 16 mm colour film. The remit behind the series was to provide a television adaptation of a classic ghost story referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas.

Credits

John Hurt

James Parkin

Lesley Sharp

Hetty

Denholm Elliott

Greg Wise

Professor Anderson

Gemma Jones

Alice Parkin

David Calder

John Marriott

Cast

Name	Character
John Hurt He was 31 , 77 years old when he died	as James Parkin
Lesley Sharp She was 11 , now 64 years old	as Hetty
Denholm Elliott He was 49 , 70 years old when he died
Greg Wise He was 5 , now 57 years old	as Professor Anderson
Gemma Jones She was 29 , now 81 years old	as Alice Parkin
David Calder He was 25 , now 77 years old	as John Marriott
Iain Cuthbertson He was 41 , 79 years old when he died	as Julian Karswell
Paul Freeman He was 28 , now 81 years old	as Mr. Harrington
Pip Torrens He was 11 , now 63 years old	as Squire Richards
Maurice Denham He was 62 , 92 years old when he died
Sophie Thompson She was 9 , now 62 years old	as Carol
Michael Hordern He was 60 , 83 years old when he died	as Professor Parkins
Mark Letheren He was 0 , now 53 years old	as Dr. Fanshawe
Anton Saunders	as Thomas
Peter Vaughan He was 48 , 93 years old when he died
Robert Hardy He was 46 , 91 years old when he died
Charlotte Comer	as Alice
Tom Burke He was 9 , now 42 years old	as Edward Jenkins
Charles Gray He was 43 , 71 years old when he died
Robert Powell He was 27 , now 79 years old	as Himself
Peter Bowles He was 35 , now 87 years old
Clive Swift He was 35 , 82 years old when he died

Crew

Name	Job title
Charles Dickens Writing He was 159 , 58 years old when he died	Writer
Lawrence Gordon Clark Directing He was 18 , now 71 years old	Director
Clive Exton Writing He was 41 , 77 years old when he died	Writer

A Ghost Story for Christmas (52 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1971-12-24
Runtime: [] minutes
Number of Episodes: 11