The signalman : Stigma ; The ice house /

The signalman: When a traveller stumbles upon a signalbox situated on a lonely stretch of country rail track, he is unable to believe the incredible story of its troubled occupant. Andrew Davies' adaptation from a short story by Charles Dickens features the eponymous railway employee haunted by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 (Author), Sweet, Matthew (Author), Wheatly, Helen (Author)
Corporate Authors:	British Film Institute, British Broadcasting Corporation
Other Authors:	Clark, Lawrence Gordon (Director), Lister, Derek, 1948- (Director), Hill, Rosemary (Producer), Davies, Andrew, 1936- (Screenwriter), Exton, Clive (Screenwriter), Bowen, John, 1924-2019 (Screenwriter), Elliott, Denholm (Actor), Lloyd, Bernard (Actor), Jessup, Reginald (Actor), Wyeth, Carina (Actor), Binchy, Kate (Actor), Bowles, Peter, 1936- (Actor), Blake, Christopher, 1949 August 23-2004 (Actor), Stride, John, 1936- (Actor), Beames, David (Actor), Romilly, Elizabeth (Actor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English soundtrack.
Published:	[London] : BFI, [2012]
Series:	Ghost stories, classic adaptations from the BBC ; v. 4
Subjects:	Ghost plays. Haunted houses > Drama. Ghost stories, English > Film adaptations. Horror tales, English > Film adaptations. Made-for-TV movies. Ghost films. Ghost television programs. Fiction films. Fiction television programs. Short films.

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Summary:	The signalman: When a traveller stumbles upon a signalbox situated on a lonely stretch of country rail track, he is unable to believe the incredible story of its troubled occupant. Andrew Davies' adaptation from a short story by Charles Dickens features the eponymous railway employee haunted by dreadful premonitions. Stigma: A young couple move into a remote country house in the middle of a stone circle. They employ workmen who disturb an ancient menhir, unleashing a supernatural force. The ice house: After his wife leaves him, Paul seeks solace at a sophisticated health spa run by a pair of sinister siblings. Strangely attracted by the scent of a vine that grows on the old ice house in the spa's grounds, Paul is drawn ever deeper into a horrifying mystery.
Item Description:	"Ghost Stories -- Classic Adaptations from the BBC: Volume Four. This BFI's collection of Ghost Stories from the BBC includes 1976's The Signalman, 1977's Stigma and 1978's The Ice House."--BFI website. Series numbering from the publisher website. The signalman: originally released as TV short in 1976. Stigma: originally released as TV short in 1977. The ice house: originally released as TV short in 1978. "VFD67053" "The Signalman by Charles Dickens"--Disc surface. "The Signalman is rated PG, Stigma is rated 15+, and The ice house is rated 12+"--Container. Fully illustrated booklet (21 pages ; ill.) featuring essays by Matthew Sweet and Helen Wheatly inserted in container. Special features include introductions to The Signalman (2012, 11 mins) and to Stigma (2012, 9 mins) by Lawrence Gordon Clark. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; PAL, region 2; 2.0 Dobly Digital mono audio.
Audience:	Rated: 15+; contains strong horror.
Production Credits:	The signalman (39 min. ; 1976): director, Lawrence Gordon Clark; writing, Charles Dickens (story), Andrew Davies (adaptation); cinematography, David Whitson. Stigma (32 min. ; 1977): director, Lawrence Gordon Clark; writing, Clive Exton. The ice house (34 min. ; 1978): director, Derek Lister; writer, John Bowen.