2005 Revival
BBC Four revisited the series at Christmas 2004, and in 2005 began to produce new adaptations of M. R. James stories, broadcast along with repeats of episodes from the original 1970s series.
Title | Author | UK broadcast date | Description | Main cast |
A View from a Hill | M. R. James, adapted by Peter Harness | 23 December 2005 | A historian has a disturbing experience after borrowing a pair of binoculars belonging to a missing outcast and venturing up a notorious landmark. | Mark Letheren, Pip Torrens, David Burke |
Number 13 | M. R. James, adapted by Justin Hopper | 22 December 2006 | An academic researcher repudiates local superstitions surrounding a devilish house. However, repeated visions and noises during the night suggest he may be proved wrong. | Greg Wise, Paul Freeman, David Burke |
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