Mark Gatiss’ A Ghost Story for Christmas: Woman of Stone this year’s festive thrill on December 24

Published: December 3, 2024 — Ghost Story for Christmas.

In her final days, author Edith Nesbit recounts the chilling tale of newlywed Victorians Jack and Laura. The couple are settling into a small cottage in a quiet village when their idyll is overshadowed by the superstitious warnings of their housekeeper, Mrs Dorman, and the legend of the village church’s tomb effigies – a pair of marble knights who are said to rise from their slabs on Christmas Eve…

Written and directed by Mark Gatiss. Adapted from the short story Man-Size in Marble by E. Nesbit (**https://amzn.to/3Zg0beh*8). A Ghost Story for Christmas: Woman of Stone is an Adorable Media production (1×30) for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. It was commissioned by BBC Arts. The Producer for Adorable Media is Isibeal Balance and the Commissioning Editor for the BBC is Mark Bell.

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Woman of Stone airs on BBC Two and iPlayer at 10.15pm on Christmas Eve.