The young Lord Peter Dattering enlists the help of The Reverend Justin Somerton to cast a shadow of doubt over the séances his mother delights in holding most evenings, after the event, the pair look for hidden treasure, the clue a stain glassed window.
The Ghost Story for Christmas series is still going strong, despite a lengthy hiatus, very much split into the classics, and the more modern episodes. The Treasure of Abbot Thomas is very much a classic episode, dating back to 1974, The Treasure of Abbot Thomas is another classic.
The short running time allows for a well paced and chilling ghost story, it is atmospheric and unsettling from the very start, a treasure hunt with a psychological twist.
It is very atmospheric, at times it feels very claustrophobic and leaves you feeling tight chested, lots of impressive moments, the séance scene looked terrific, the voices helped add a bit of ghoulish vigour, until Somerton resorts to a little bit of cleverness that is.
I loved the ending, a scene that is very much the stuff of nightmares. They knew how to put the frighteners up you in 1974.
Michael Bryant is excellent as Somerton, he's an intellectual, he's determined, he's fairly opinionated, a good contrast to Paul Lavers, who plays Dattering as a somewhat mild mannered, quiet chap.
8/10.
The Ghost Story for Christmas series is still going strong, despite a lengthy hiatus, very much split into the classics, and the more modern episodes. The Treasure of Abbot Thomas is very much a classic episode, dating back to 1974, The Treasure of Abbot Thomas is another classic.
The short running time allows for a well paced and chilling ghost story, it is atmospheric and unsettling from the very start, a treasure hunt with a psychological twist.
It is very atmospheric, at times it feels very claustrophobic and leaves you feeling tight chested, lots of impressive moments, the séance scene looked terrific, the voices helped add a bit of ghoulish vigour, until Somerton resorts to a little bit of cleverness that is.
I loved the ending, a scene that is very much the stuff of nightmares. They knew how to put the frighteners up you in 1974.
Michael Bryant is excellent as Somerton, he's an intellectual, he's determined, he's fairly opinionated, a good contrast to Paul Lavers, who plays Dattering as a somewhat mild mannered, quiet chap.
8/10.