Black, this time spending a holiday at a Norfolk seaside community. In need of some positivity or not able to make it to the shops? Enjoy Good Housekeeping delivered directly to your door every month! Subscribe to Good Housekeeping magazine now. The 1972 Christmas ghost story was James’ A Warning to the Curious which again sees Swift play Dr. A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint: Mark Gatiss delivers sharp, old-fashioned thrills 4/5 This Edwardian chamber piece, starring Rory Kinnear, was authentically horrifying. But soon there are strange goings-on when things. Edward Williams, a curator at a university art museum, receives an old engraving of an unknown country house that at first seems to be nothing more than an image of an imposing facade and a sweeping lawn. Like this article? Sign up to our newsletter to get more articles like this delivered straight to your inbox. The Mezzotint is a chilling ghost story set in the heart of an old English college in 1922. The 30 minute special will air this Christmas on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. Most were composed to be read aloud for the entertainment of Jamess colleagues and students at Christmas gatherings, held annually in his rooms at Kings. Frances Barber ( Doctor Who, Semi-Detached), John Hopkins (Poldark, Lucky Man), Emma Cunniffe ( Roadkill, Unforgotten), Nikesh Patel ( Four Weddings and a Funeral, Indian Summers), and Tommaso Di Vincenzo ( Dracula) also star. Rory Kinnear ( Years & Years) stars as Edward Williams, with Robert Bathurst ( Cold Feet, Downton Abbey) as his friend Garwood. James, and the perfect slice of horror to thrill us this festive season.' The Mezzotint: Who’s in it? Ortega // Getty Imagesĭirector of BBC Drama Piers Wenger adds, 'I’m delighted that Mark Gatiss has assembled such an outstanding cast to conjure up another unmissable ghost story for BBC Two and iPlayer this Christmas. Mark and Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch Albert L.

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