Ghosts (BBC-1 1995, Tim Pigott-Smith, Paul Rhys)

Ghosts was a highly atmospheric collection of six very different ghost stories from writers such as Stephen Volk, Monique Charlesworth and Terry Johnson who all contributed two scripts each. The casts were pretty high profile too and featured the likes of Paul Rhys, Tim Piggott-Smith, Georgina Cates, Kevin McNally, Samantha Bond, Derrick O’Connor and Anita Dobson to name just a few.

production details
UK / BBC 1 / 6×50 minute episodes / Broadcast 21 January – 25 February 1995

Producers: Ruth Baumgarten, Andre Molyneaux

The six episodes were
1. I’LL BE WAITING
2. BLOOD AND WATER
3. MASSAGE
4. THE SHADOWY THIRD
5. THREE MILES UP
6. THE CHEMISTRY LESSON

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