{"product_id":"ghost-stories-vol-3","title":"Ghost Stories from the BBC: Lost Hearts \/ The Treasure of Abbot Thomas \/ The Ash Tree  - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGhost Stories from the BBC: Lost Hearts \/ The Treasure of Abbot Thomas \/ The Ash Tree (DVD)\u003cbr\u003eFilms by Lawrence Gordon Clark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a Christmas treat in the late 1960s and 70s, the BBC produced adaptations of ghost stories based on the works of M R James, the Cambridge academic and author of some of the most spine-tingling tales in the English language, which were broadcast to terrified viewers in the dead of winter. This was a tradition that was briefly revived by the BBC between 2007 and 2010.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLOST HEARTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1973)\u003cbr\u003eWhen recently orphaned Stephen (Simon Gipps-Kent) goes to live with his uncle he is troubled by two terrifyting child spectres whose mischievous acts lead to a blood-curdling revelation. Based on a gory tale by masterful ghost story-teller M R James, Robin Chapman's dramatisation is a spine-chilling piece of atmospheric television which features a superb performance by Joseph O'Conor as the erratic uncle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE TREASURE OF ABBOT THOMAS (1974)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePride comes before a fall in John Bowen' adaptation of M R James' tale of a treasure hunt with a sticky end. Michael Bryant plays The Reverend Somerton whose self-assured intellectual arrogance masks a naked greed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE ASH TREE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1975)\u003cbr\u003eEnlighted eighteenth-century nobleman Sir Richard Fell (Edward Petherbridge) inherits more than he bargined for when he comes into possession of a stately home dominated by a sinister old ash tree. David Rudkin's (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePendar's Fen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) nuanced adaptation of M R James' short story about malevolent witchcraft features Barbara Ewing (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTorture Garden, Brass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) as the sorceress.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLost Hearts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Lawrence Gordon Clark (2012, 11 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Treasure of Abbot Thomas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Lawrence Gordon Clark (2012, 11 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Ash Tree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Lawrence Gordon Clark (2012, 8 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully illustrated booklet featuring newly-commissioned essays by horror writer Ramsey Campbell, Alex Davidson and Dick Fiddy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK \/ colour \/ English language \/ DVD9 \/ Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps) | Region 2 DVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600838709422,"sku":"BFIVD961","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/Ghost-Stories-Lost-Hearts-The-Ash-Tree-The-Treasure-of-Abbot-Thomas-DVD.jpg?v=1754409432","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/ghost-stories-vol-3","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}