The Ghosts of Motley Hall 47 years old
The Ghosts of Motley Hall is a British children's television series written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for Granada Television, and broadcast between 1976 and 1978 on the ITV network. The series relates the adventures of 5 ghosts who haunt Motley Hall. Each ghost is from a different era and all with the exception of Matt are unable to leave the confines of the building and Matt himself is unable to travel outside the grounds of the Hall. The only regular character who is not a ghost is Mr Gudgin the caretaker of Motley Hall. Carpenter wrote a companion novel for the series for Puffin Books in 1977. A 3 DVD set containing the complete series was released by Network in 2005.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tony Haygarth He was 31 , 72 years old when he died | |
| Freddie Jones He was 48 , 91 years old when he died | as Sir George Uproar |
| Iain Cuthbertson He was 46 , 79 years old when he died | |
| Ed Devereaux He was 50 , 78 years old when he died | |
| Annie Ross She was 45 , now 93 years old | |
| Peter Sallis He was 55 , 96 years old when he died | |
| Hugh Walters He was 65 , 82 years old when he died | |
| Neil McCarthy He was 43 , 52 years old when he died | |
| Margaret John She was 49 , 84 years old when she died | |
| Enn Reitel He was 25 , now 73 years old | |
| Michael Elphick He was 29 , 55 years old when he died | |
| Arthur English He was 56 , 75 years old when he died | as Bodkin |
| Brian Wilde He was 48 , 80 years old when he died | |
| Alfred Marks He was 55 , 75 years old when he died | |
| Sheila Steafel She was 40 , 84 years old when she died | as The White Lady |
| John Ringham He was 48 , 80 years old when he died | |
| William Mervyn He was 64 , 64 years old when he died | |
| Nicholas Le Prevost He was 29 , now 77 years old | as Sir Francis Uproar |
| Diana King She was 5 , 15 years old when she died | |
| Tom Watson He was 9 , 34 years old when he died | |
| Yolande Palfrey She was 19 , 54 years old when she died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|
The Ghosts of Motley Hall (47 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1976-04-28
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 20
