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The Tractate Middoth
Mark Gatiss adapts the chilling ghost story by MR James. A young student is drawn into a family feud when a relative comes to find a particular book at his university.
The chilling story of Dr Rant, whose wicked streak continues from beyond the grave. Based on the festive ghost story by MR James.
When a relative comes to find a particular book at the university library, young student Garrett is drawn into a family feud over a will and its legacy - with terrifying consequences.
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Christmas Eve 2017
22:00
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The book is out
Duration: 00:55
Cast for Mark Gatiss’s directorial debut
Sacha Dhawan (Last Tango In Halifax, Being Human; The History Boys), John Castle (I, Claudius), Louise Jameson (Doctor Who, Doc Martin) and Una Stubbs (Sherlock, Til Death Do Us Part) star in The Tractate Middoth, a chilling Christmas ghost story first broadcast on BBC Two in 2013.
Find out more on the BBC Media Centre site
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mrs Simpson | Louise Jameson |
| Garrett | Sacha Dhawan |
| Hodgson | Roy Barraclough |
| Miss Chambers | Una Stubbs |
| John Eldred | John Castle |
| Rant | David Ryall |
| George Earle | Nicholas Burns |
| Mrs Goundry | Eleanor Bron |
| Anne Simpson | Charlie Clemmow |
| Labourer | Matthew Foster |
| Producer | Susie Liggat |
| Director | Mark Gatiss |
| Writer | Mark Gatiss |
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