Christmas spirits (1981) ghost story

Broadcast on ITV on New Year's Day 1981, an alternative Ghost Story for Christmas

[@CatherineDover]

I have watched this before and it is one of the most chilling scary plays I have ever seen. Absolutely fantastic. Elaine Stricht at her finest. Thank you so much. It is certainly one of a kind.

[@miladydewinter7770]

I've been looking for this for AGES -- thank you so much for posting!

[@Andrew171067]

I watched this on tv Christmas Eve 1982.I never thought I'd see it again.Thanks so much :)

[@SamuelBlack84]

The horror version of Rosie & Jim 😄

[@martinwebb1681]

Andrew Knight ... I would have thought once was enough, what a load of rubbish it was ... ghastly shrieking woman all the way through it was enough to give you a headache.

[@rkc906]

Such a wonderful play! Perfect for christmas eve❤

[@rach5516]

You don't need special effects, just that build of fear and anticipation.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I absolutely hate dolls

[@sheridanalexander1832]

I remember watching this all those years ago but couldn't recall the name, made my day watching it again, still scary!! Thanks for sharing.

[@striebgriebling1415]

Glad you enjoyed, it used to be on here and got deleted but luckily I'd already made a copy.

[@SamuelBlack84]

The very first time I saw this was very late at night, by myself and in the pitch dark. A very VERY bad idea!!!😱😱😱😱

[@sammydingdong4540]

Watched this when it was on TV ....Great old ham for Christmas , Rather Sad that everyone apart from the fat cat is now in the graveyard thanks for the upload .............🤠

[@SamuelBlack84]

I thought I'd lost this forever!😃Thank you so much🙂

[@BeeLZBeeb]

Me too!

[@whitetree0992]

So glad I found this! I watched this when I was 9 and it terrified me. Thanks for putting it on here!

[@BrianSmith-lj6ug]

Wow Super Channel.Thats a blast from the past.Thanks for posting, good little ghost story.

[@vintagebrew1057]

Elaine Stritch, one of my favourite actors. Thank You!

[@ColleenD78]

The BRILLIANT Elaine Stritch, what a treat, thank you!!! 🤩🥰😍

[@johnnynbk]

What a sweet kitty cat

[@saran3214]

Thank you for posting, I have been hunting this.

[@martm216]

Thank you for uploading Strieb Griebling, Sir Arthur Strieb-Griebling I should say!

[@nancynancydrew8503]

That cat ended up an alcoholic who went bankrupt after moving to Malibu

[@BeeLZBeeb]

Yes! Thankyou for posting this!

[@stevenmcghee6649]

Norma West - from my favourite episode of The Prisoner ("Dance Of The Dead")

[@gereminguyen4923]

We all would be talking to ourselves out loud if we are stuck in a similar situation like this hysterical woman. For the purpose of this storyline, she is alone and so basically the narration, although we can hear it out loud, she was only thinking loud in her head. I like this kind of subdued ghost stories but the maid was a major plot hole in this story. Granted, she knows the house like the back of her hand but there was no way that ghost boy could have manipulated the dolls and the door closing by itself, and the music box without any sound.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I think the only thing that was caused by the ghosts was when they cut her throat and when they stood in the corner Everything else was the maid In terms of a more psychological ghost story, I strongly recommend the novel Dark Matter by Michelle Paver It has the same style as this with a lone protagonist and their own narration

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

Aired on ITV (31/12/80)

[@jaycompany4886]

Those dummies were creepy.....the actresses voice reminds me of Lucille ball

[@saran3214]

It is very scary and do not read the comments till you've watched it, spoiler alert.

[@adriennewalker1715]

She could always break the stained glass windows and pop across the fields to the pub.

[@CatherineDover]

No, she couldn’t because the window still had bars on it, however, she could have jumped out of the kids bedroom window, done a commando roll and high tailed it to the pub!!

[@grahamwishart4832]

Very green countryside for Xmas!!

[@steverhodesvideos6244]

Wow, great to see Stephanie Cole, pre-"Waiting for God" and "Doc Martin"...

[@poohbearrichie72]

Don't forget Tenko

[@SamuelBlack84]

Post Open All Hours

[@cdmc965]

What an actress she was.

[@swf4841]

Elaine Stritch's remarkable theatrical talent makes it very hard to believe her on television. It's a curse of her outstanding ability as a stage actress. In stark contrast to Stephanie Cole.

[@ColleenD78]

Both are brilliant ladies ❤

[@alsmith9853]

Spoiler You'd think a horror movie producer would know the golden rule of horror: never go and investigate a strange sound

[@ivorytower99]

Elaine Stritch was hysterical - talking to herself.

[@Bambisgf77]

As other mentioned, the actress is not talking to herself but voicing her thoughts as a monologue for the audience to know what she is thinking.

[@ivorytower99]

@@Bambisgf77 Sure! Especially when she's screaming, "HELLO?! IS THERE ANYBODY THERE??!!" With a cigarette butt dangling from her mouth. She was hysterical in this.

[@donnyrover1]

and i would have got away with it if it wasnt for those pesky wax figures !!

[@jonjames7328]

I’m sorry, I came here in the mistaken belief you were Grieb Striebling, my mistake Sir Arthur.

[@steffanhoffmann]

Watched it when I was a very young child. Didn't make sense and still doesn't 😕

[@keithnaylor1981]

I could accept the poor picture but stretching a 4:3 programme to 16:9 just makes it unwatchable.

[@thewildbirds6070]

I love this kind of thing. It's a treasure, but the constant ads are ridiculous. Really spoiled my enjoyment, I'm afraid. It ruins the suspense and feels unnecessary. Thanks for posting such a gem but pity about the ads.

[@internetpolification]

Pay for KZbin premium then, tightwad

[@greenman6141]

Hey, Strieb Griebling, your name...fantastic. Are you the one and only Sir Arthur S G?

[@dirkbruere]

It's OK - she has her mobile phone

[@curiositypiqued6573]

Stephanie Cole appears on a similar ghost story for inside no 9 (2018 halloween special)

[@BeeLZBeeb]

Thanks for posting this, I’ll look for it

[@BeeLZBeeb]

Don’t read the comments first… spoilers…

[@poohbearrichie72]

Why didn't she just go back into the lounge?

[@BeeLZBeeb]

She’s locked in. Locked out of that lounge side of the house

[@Bongwater66]

...oh, c'mon nobody gets the creeps on this film short...this house has nothing to do being haunted!.... "Have you a stool there, to be haunted upon ?" - cheers, Gregxx.......🦇

[@willlaw1672]

It was the housekeeper all this time

[@SamuelBlack84]

How long was she standing there completely still and silent while Julia wandered around?

[@lyndonbrown6999]

Good story completely ruined by shocking overacting !!

[@curiositypiqued6573]

Nonsense