A Ghost Story for Christmas — Season 1, Episode 14: Martin's Close

Episode synopsis

Adaptation of a ghost story by MR James. 1684. John Martin is on trial for his life. Facing him, the infamous 'hanging judge' George Jeffreys. However, this is not a cut-and-dried murder case.

About A Ghost Story for Christmas

A strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas. First broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and revived in 2005 on BBC Four.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Stalls of Barchester
• E2A Warning to the Curious
• E3Lost Hearts
• E4Treasure of Abbot Thomas
• E5The Ash-tree
• E6The Signalman
• E7Stigma
• E8The Ice House
• E9A View From a Hill
• E10Number 13
• E11Whistle and I'll Come to You
• E12The Tractate Middoth