A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

Dec 24, 2021

0h 30m

★ 6.9

Overview

1923. In the heart of an old English college, Edward Williams receives an engraving of of an unknown country house with an imposing facade, a sweeping lawn - and, just perhaps, something else.

Genres

TV Movie

Horror

Production Companies

BBC

Can Do Productions

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint Trailers

Cast

Edward Williams

Rory Kinnear

Garwood

Robert Bathurst

Mrs Ambrigail

Frances Barber

Nisbet

Nikesh Patel

Binks

John Hopkins

Mrs Filcher

Emma Cunniffe

Gawdy's ghost

Tommaso Di Vincenzo

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