Season 1 episodes1971-12-24

Season 1

The first season includes five adaptations of stories from the four books by M. R. James, published between 1904 and 1925. The The sixth film, The Signalman, is an adaptation of a story by Charles Dickens published in his magazine All the Year Round in 1866. The final two stories were based on original screenplays by Clive Exton and John Bowen.

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Episodes

Season 1

Episode 1

The Stalls of Barchester

45m

Episode 2

A Warning to the Curious

50m

Episode 3

Lost Hearts

35m

Episode 4

Treasure of Abbot Thomas

37m

Episode 5

The Ash-tree

32m

Season 1

Season 1

The Stalls of Barchester

A Warning to the Curious

Lost Hearts

Treasure of Abbot Thomas

The Ash-tree

The Signalman

Stigma

The Ice House

A View From a Hill

Number 13

Whistle and I'll Come to You

The Tractate Middoth

The Dead Room

Martin's Close

The Mezzotint

Count Magnus

Lot No. 249

Woman of Stone

The Room in the Tower