GHOST STORIES


Episode #101 – “The Tractate Middoth”
The chilling tale of Dr Rant, whose wicked streak continues from beyond the grave. When a relative comes to find a particular book at the university library, young student Garrett is drawn into a family feud over a will and its legacy - with terrifying consequences. Starring Sacha Dhawan (The Great), Louise Jameson (Doctor Who, Doc Martin), and Roy Barraclough. Based on the short story by M.R. James.

Episode #102 – “The Dead Room”
Aubrey Judd, veteran radio presenter of The Dead Room, soon realizes that elements of his own past are not as dead and buried as he perhaps hoped. Starring Simon Callow (Four Weddings and a Funeral) Joshua Oakes Rogers, Susan Penhaligon, and Anjili Mohindra.

Episode #103 – “Martin’s Close”
It's 1684. John Martin is on trial for his life. Facing him, the infamous 'hanging judge' George Jeffreys. However, this is not a cut-and-dried murder case. Starring Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who, The Thick of It), Elliot Levey, Wilf Scolding, and Fisayo Akinade. Based on the short story by M.R. James.

Episode #104 – “The Mezzotint”
It's 1822. Mr. Williams receives a mysterious mezzotint from a London art dealer. It seems to be an uninteresting picture of large country house at night. However, he soon realizes that a sinister figure in the picture moves each time he looks at it. Starring Rory Kinnear (Quantum of Solace, The Diplomat), Frances Barber, Nikesh Patel, Emma Cunniffe, Tommaso Di Vincenzo and John Hopkins. Based on the short story by M.R. James.

Episode #105 – “Count Magnus”
Mr Wraxhall, an author of travelogues, stumbles across an ancient manor house inhabited by a lonely Swedish aristocrat, the descendent of the late Count Magnus. Known locally as a merciless landowner who would burn down houses he felt encroached on his land – sometimes with tenants inside – Mr. Wraxhall delves deeper into the tyrannical figure. He discovers the Count made an unholy pilgrimage to the Holy Land and legend has it he brought something, or someone, back with him. Mr. Wraxhall’s inquiries leads him on a terrifying journey of discovery. Starring Jason Watkins (The Crown), Allan Corduner, Myanna Buring, Jamal Ajala, and Max Bremer. Based on the short story by M.R. James.

Episode #106 – “Lot 249”
Oxford, 1884. University life is disrupted when Bellingham, an expert in Eastern languages with an unhealthy interest in arcane practices, falls into a dead faint. Has the young student's passion for Egyptian artefacts, including a blackened mummy, gone too far? Rumors grow. There’s talk of strange sounds emerging from Bellingham’s room deep in the night. One student is strangled. Another is hurled in the river. Both had bad blood with Bellingham. Has a student spat spiraled out of control – or are supernatural powers in play? Starring Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) and Freddie Fox (Slow Horses).Based on the short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.