This is an unparalelled piece of British eerieness. Filmed on location at some lonely piece of coastline in East Anglia 'A Warning to the Curious' is based on one of respected ghost story author M R James stories. It concerns a legend regarding three buried crowns of anglesea. The main character goes searching for one of these (hes a historian or something) and wakes up the nasty (and very scary) ghoul of William Ager the crowns protector. Cue very sinister yet never obvious happenings and a creepy ending. This is part of a superb series of MR James ghost stories serialised by the BBC and is well worth seeking out.


Writers:Lawrence Gordon Clark, M.R. James (story)

cast:
Peter Vaughan ... Mr Paxton
Clive Swift ... Dr. Black
Julian Herrington ... Archaeologist
John Kearney ... Ager / Ghost
David Cargill ... Boots
George Benson ... Vicar
Roger Milner ... Antique Shop Owner (as Roger Millner)
Gilly Fraser ... Girl
David Pugh ... Porter
Cyril Appleton ... Labourer

Duration: 50 mins




Also Known As:
Ghost Story for Christmas: A Warning to the Curious (1972) (TV) (UK: series title)