Mark Gatiss And The Cast Talk The BBC’s Christmas Ghost Story: Woman of Stone At The BFI

When The Past Comes Back To Haunt Them

It came on over Christmas on the BBC and here’s the writer-director of Christmas Ghost Story: Woman Of Stone Mark Gatiss with its cast talking about it at London’s BFI last week…

In her final days, E. Nesbit (whose Man-size in Marble this drama is adapted from) recounts the chilling tale of newlywed Victorians Jack and Laura. As they settle into a small cottage in a quiet village, they find their idyll overshadowed by the superstitious warnings of their housekeeper, regaling the legend of the two marble tomb effigies who are said to rise one night each year. Jack dismisses the story as folklore ramblings. But as the fateful night draws near, he makes a terrifying discovery. Back at the cottage, Laura is all alone…