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Ghosts for Christmas

Ghost Stories for Christmas Vol 1

Dir Jonathan Miller, Lawrence Gordon Clark et al, UK 1968-2000 BFI, £29.99 (Blu-ray)

The stories by MR James are classic; so are the TV adaptations, a Christmas Eve tradition that lasted for some years – half a century old now, but on this new Blu-ray crisper and cleaner than you’ve ever seen them before, newly remastered from the original film.

This three-disc box set contains the first four plays; Volume 2 is scheduled for next

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