The Canterville Ghost

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Oscar Wilde: The Canterville Ghost: 2. Haunting

Oscar Wilde - The Canterville Ghost

2. Haunting

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Sir Simon plots a spectacular haunting to get rid of the troublesome Otis family.

The house's ghost Sir Simon plots a spectacular haunting to get rid of the troublesome Otis family. Read by Alistair McGowan.

Troublesome ghost of a dead nobleman, Sir Simon is determined to oust the Otis family from his ancestral home. 

So his hauntings are becoming more and more elaborate... 

Oscar Wilde's novella was first published in 1887.

Read by Alistair McGowan.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2007.

Oscar Wilde: The Canterville Ghost

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The Otis family move into an old English country house despite warnings that it is haunted

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