Archdeacon Haynes
Robert Hardy
Archdeacon Haynes
Overview
Scholar Dr. Black's seemingly mundane assignment of sorting through the assets of the Barchester Cathedral library takes an eerie turn when he comes across the papers of the late Archdeacon, who plotted to gain his position through murder. However, he soon comes to discover something truly horrific about the wooden choir stalls in the church, which are tied to a famous local tree and a sinister local legend.
Cast
Dr. Black
Clive Swift
Dr. Black
Letitia Haynes
Thelma Barlow
Letitia Haynes
Librarian
Will Leighton
Librarian
Archdeacon Pulteney
Harold Bennett
Archdeacon Pulteney
Jane Lee
Penny Service
Jane Lee
Verger
Martin Hoyle
Verger
Priest
Erik Chitty
Priest
John
David Pugh
John
Museum Curator
Ambrose Coghill
Museum Curator
Reviews
Peter McGinn
This is the second short film I have seen that is based on a ghost story by M R James. It was okay, perhaps a bit slow moving and lacking in real tension and drama. Like the previous film, there are no attempts at real special effects. Perhaps there should have been. It needed something more. Then again, perhaps that would have offended the fans of the original source stories. So nothing memorable, but good enough for fans of the genre and M R James.
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The Stalls of Barchester (1971) Clip | Ghost Stories for Christmas: Volume 1 BFI Blu-ray
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