A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No 249 review – Gothic, silly and wonderful all at once
The BBC Ghost Story for Christmas is back – and what a wonderful, traditional gem it is. It’s an annual series of one-offs that began in the 1970s, and in more recent times has been revived by the creative force that is (overdue for his knighthood, I should say). Hugely original in his own right (and holds up well even now), he’s a sort of and the Sherlock Holmes adventures, as well as the seasonal ghost stories, which he writes and directs.
