M.R. James: Ghost Writer
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Mark Gatiss steps into the mind of M.R. James, the enigmatic English master of the supernatural story. How did this donnish Victorian bachelor, conservative by nature and a devout Anglican, come to create tales that continue to chill readers more than a century on? Mark attempts to uncover the secrets of James's inspiration, taking an atmospheric journey from James's childhood home in Suffolk to Eton, Cambridge and France, venturing into ancient churches, dark cloisters and echoing libraries along the way.
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Mark Gatiss
Presenter
Known for
Sherlock
Taboo
Robert Lloyd Parry
MR James
Also in
Wits in Felixstowe
John Das
Simon Pinkerton
Martin Bassindale
Chitchat Society Member
Known for
Black Bag
Hellboy: The Crooked Man
Michael Poole
Andy Mosse
Adam Collier
Chitchat Society Member
Glenn Rainton
Harry de Moraville
Chitchat Society Member
Peter Edwards
Chitchat Society Member
Alec Fellows-Bennett
Chitchat Society Member
John Das Director · Mark Gatiss Writer Glenn Rainton Editor
First release December 25, 2013 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC Arts, BBC Bristol Productions
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BBC Arts
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BBC Bristol Productions
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English
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English
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United Kingdom · December 25, 2013
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