Over Christmas I managed to miss the BBC's adaptation of M.R. James' 'Whistle and I'll Come to You' (and I missed it on iPlayer too!). However, it looked damn good and got me thinking about how I'd love to see a whole series of (hour-or-so-long) adaptations of classic ghost and 'uncanny' stories featuring eminent actors of today. (I'm talking about adaptations of such people as Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu, Henry James, H.P. Lovecraft, Walter De La Mare, Edith Wharton, et al.)
The thread about 'Tales of the Unexpected' ( a slightly different kettle of fish) reminded me of how good some of the casts were for those shows, so I'd like to think that such a project would also attract some good actors.
However, has such a thing already been done somewhere and, if so, is it available online?
The thread about 'Tales of the Unexpected' ( a slightly different kettle of fish) reminded me of how good some of the casts were for those shows, so I'd like to think that such a project would also attract some good actors.
However, has such a thing already been done somewhere and, if so, is it available online?
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