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- Synopsis
- An adaptation by Andrew Davies of the short story by Charles Dickens, shown in 1976 as the sixth programme in the BBC’s annual GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS series. Strange things are being seen and heard by a signalman based on a lonely stretch of country rail track. The traveller who befriends him is positive there must be a rational explanation, but the increasingly terrified signalman cannot be convinced .... The DVD includes a reading fo the original Dickens story by John Nettleton.
- Series
- Ghost Story for Christmas, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2003
- Year of production
- 1976
- Subjects
- Literature; Media studies
- Keywords
- archive television; literature - English; short stories; ghost stories
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £15.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 39 minutes
- Year
- 2003
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £9.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 39 minutes
- Year
- 2003
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BFI Video
- video.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8957
- Fax
- 020 7957 8968
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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