Classic adaptations from the BBC
A strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas. First broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and revived in 2005 on BBC Four.
- Creator
- Lawrence Gordon Clark
- Writer
- Charles Dickens
- Writer
- Lawrence Gordon Clark
- Writer
- John Bowen
- Writer
- Robin Chapman
- Writer
- M.R. James
- Original language
- English
- Released
- 24 Dec 1971
- Last aired
- 24 Dec 2025
- Status
- Returning
- Length
- 3 seasons · 30 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- BBC One, BBC Television
- Country
- United Kingdom
