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Ghost stories, classic adaptations from the BBC
Ghost stories for Christmas, the definitive collection
1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
"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.
"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.
The signalman: Denholm Elliot, Bernard Llyod, Reginald Jessup, Carina Wyeth.
Stigma: Kate Binchy, Peter Bowles, Christopher Blake.
The ice house: John Stride, David Beames, Elizabeth Romilly.
DVD; PAL, region 2; 2.0 Dobly Digital mono audio.
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.
Ghost stories, classic adaptations from the BBC ; v. 4