The Clifton House Mystery (1978) User Reviews

Enjoyable ghost story, aimed at a younger audience.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 8/10 · 27 December 2016]

They knew how to make ghost stories for a younger audience in the 1970's. You can almost picture this drama going out at teatime on a Sunday evening.

Set over six episodes, it tells the story of a Musician and his family who move into a new house, and get more then they bargained for, when all manner of ghosts start appearing.

Admittedly studio bound with dodgy special effects, and acting which at times can seem a little off, none of that seemed to matter, as it is totally watchable, Peter Sallis is very entertaining as the Ghost Hunter.

Some interesting pointers about the Bristol riots of 1831, made me google the events and find out a bit more.

Worth seeing, 8/10

A family moves into an old house and the children discover a mysterious sealed room and the skeleton that waits inside

[rodlong · 24 January 2006]

A family moves into an old house and the children discover a mysterious sealed room and the skeleton that waits inside.

It's the remains of a 17th century soldier whose restless spirit still haunts the house and the family decide that they have to exorcise the ghost which is terrifying them all - but is it really the soldier that's haunting them, or something else?

A Children's spooky TV show from the seventies which was very atmospheric even if it was very obviously all filmed in a studio. Split over 4-6 episode's, repeated at various times during the early eighties. I would love to see it again.

A great tv show.

[matdrummo · 8/10 · 24 May 2024]

The Clifton House Mystery is not the best tv show but it still great for what it is. The story of The Clifton House Mystery is that a family are moving into a new house, however the family start noticing strange things happening in there house and they don't know whats causing the strange things to happen. The two boys Steven and Ben decide to go and ask Milton Guest who is a ghost hunter to come and help them find out if there are any ghosts in there house, but there's a strange mystery to it because the ghost that lives in the house can appear when the music box in the house is played and so the Milton Guest has to try and find out what the ghost is trying to do. The story for this tv show is something that we have seen relatively before but what makes it nice and fresh is that they build up the mystery and show it to us in a way that doesn't feel so predictable. It's also nice that in the last episode of the tv show they show to us that the mystery about the old lady ghost staying in there home will only happen if everyone in the family believes in the ghost. The characters is movie are also great. The dad and mam are very sympathetic and so are the two boys and the girl because you really do care for them because there so confused by what happening in the house and also because they don't know what to do. The dad, mam and the girl are great. The two boys Steven and Ben are both equally great because they are very smart when they try to figure out what the helmet could have to the mystery. Milton Guest is also great with how he has the idea on how to deal with the ghost. It's nice that they gave him a back story to how he his because that makes you understand him more as a character. The old woman ghost character is also great because she simply just wants to stay in the house because it's where her and her son died. It also nice that they made her a silent character through out all six episodes. The sets for this movie are really good at making the house look creepy and old. These sets also fit well with witch year this is meant to take place in. The music is great and has a creepy feeling sound to it and the acting is great. The acting from Milton Guest and the old ghost lady are easily the best ones. Milton Guest acting is great mainly from how serious he is as a character at trying to solve the mystery. The old ghost lady acting is also great mainly because we understand everything about the way she's feel through her face experiences. Here are the ranking for all six episodes

Episode 1 7/10

Episode 2 8/10

Episode 3 8/10

Episode 4 8.4/10

Episode 5 8.5/10

Episode 6 8/10

The Clifton House Mystery 8/10.