The Haunting of M.R James (Omnibus)

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The Haunting of MR James (Omnibus)

Drama: Horror & Supernatural

The Haunting of M.R. James

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Five stories by the master of the ghost story, MR James.

Five ghost stories: The Mezzotint, Casting the Runes, The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral, A Warning to the Curious and Rats.

Omnibus of five stories by the master of the ghost story, MR James.

Starring Mark Gatiss as MR James: 

Dramatised by Neil Brand. 

**  THE MEZZOTINT:
The new engraving Dr Williams orders for the university collection reveals a disturbing story. 

With:
Patrick Brennan
Tony Turner 

**  CASTING THE RUNES
Edward Dunning, medieval expert, pursues the instigator of a curse passed on by a curiously inscribed slip of paper. 

With: 
John Bowler
Ewan Bailey   

**  THE STALLS OF BARCHESTER CATHEDRAL
A tale of likely murder, mysterious cats and ecclesiastical carvings. 

With:  
Sean Baker
Carolyn Pickles  

**   WARNING TO THE CURIOUS

The unearthing of an Anglo Saxon crown in the dunes unleashes supernatural forces for unfortunate medievalist Paxton. 
With: 
Paul Heath
Michael Bertenshaw  

**  RATS 

A remote inn, a locked room and young Thomson, the only guest, is curious. 
With:  
George Watkins
Michael Bertenshaw

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.

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