Classic adaptations from the BBC
A strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas. First broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and revived in 2005 on BBC Four.
Created byLawrence Gordon Clark
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- December 24, 1971
- Last aired
- December 24, 2025
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 30
Season 1
Episodes
No episodes found for this season.
Featuring
Cast & crew
- Created by
- Lawrence Gordon Clark
- Written by
- Charles Dickens
Lawrence Gordon Clark
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