Soon Williams enlists his friends Nisbet and Garwood to keep track of the horrifying figure as it moves through the lawn and into the house. Only a few hours later, the figure has moved to all fours, crawling toward the house. The first hint of something nefarious being afoot is Williams spots something he hadn’t seen before - a cloaked wrapped figure facing the house.

However, what starts as a rather dry business negotiation to sell the print quickly turns sinister. Aside from the three-letter initials A.W.F., the print’s origin is unidentifiable - and Williams soon casts it off as useless. Seems simple enough, until one day he is sent a mezzotint (a print made using a copper plate) of an 18th-century country house. James story is just the ticket.” So while you wait for this chilling winter’s tale to premiere, read on to find out more about how the original story pans out - and more importantly, what on earth a mezzotint is.Įdward Williams is an unassuming lecturer whose job is to acquire prints of buildings for the university library. Gatiss told the BBC, “It's delightful to be bringing a little seasonal unease to the nation once again and this famous M. Kinnear stars alongside Cold Feet star Robert Bathurst, Doctor Who’s Frances Barber, Poldark’s John Hopkins, and more. Airing on Christmas Eve, the 30-minute special is the perfect spooky treat to accompany the winter chill.Īdapted by Mark Gatiss (of Sherlock fame), the BBC special follows the perspective of university lecturer Edward Williams, played by Rory Kinnear, who notices a menacing figure appear in the image he receives of a mysterious country house.

The BBC is bringing to life a ghost story for Christmas with an adaptation of M.

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