A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman Of Stone | Preview (BBC Two)

Mark Gatiss brings E. Nesbit’s chilling short story Man-Size in Marble back to life in his seventh 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.

Plus 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… Jack dismisses this is as mere folklore. But as the fateful night draws near, he feels drawn to the church, leaving Laura at home, all alone.

Starring Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) as Jack Lorimer; Phoebe Horn (The Motive and the Cue) as Laura Lorimer; Celia Imrie (The Thursday Murder Club) as Edith Nesbit; Monica Dolan (Sherwood) as Mrs Dorman; and Mawaan Rizwan (Juice) as Dr. Zubin.

Written and directed by Mark Gatiss. Adapted from the short story Man-Size in Marble by E. Nesbit. A Ghost Story for Christmas: Woman of Stone airs Christmas Eve at 10:15pm on BBC Two.