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|image = Ghosts of Winterborne | |image = Ghosts of Winterborne.jpg | ||
|main character = [[ | |main character = [[Liz Shaw]], [[Gavin Purcell]], [[Andrew Powell]] | ||
|featuring = [[ | |featuring = [[Patricia Haggard]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Isaac Greatorex]] | ||
|setting = [[Winterborne School | |setting = [[Winterborne School]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Mark Gatiss | ||
|director = [[Bill Baggs]] | |director = [[Bill Baggs]] | ||
|producer = [[Bill Baggs]] | |producer = [[Bill Baggs]] | ||
|publisher = BBV Productions | |publisher = BBV Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 1996 | ||
|format = | |format = 40 minute, VHS | ||
|series = ''[[P.R.O.B.E.]]'' stories | |series = ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' video stories | ||
|prev = Unnatural Selection (home video) | |prev = Unnatural Selection (home video) | ||
|next = When to Die (home video) | |next = When to Die (home video) | ||
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'''''Ghosts of Winterborne''''' was a home video published by [[BBV Productions]]. | '''''Ghosts of Winterborne''''' was a home video published by [[BBV Productions]]. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
The Devil of Winterborne has only recently been exorcised by P.R.O.B.E. | The Devil of [[Winterborne School|Winterborne]] has only recently been exorcised by [[P.R.O.B.E.]] | ||
But when the body of its last victim disappears, and a book of [[black magic]] | But when the body of its last victim disappears, and a book of [[black magic]] [[spell]]s is stolen from a local [[museum]], [[Liz Shaw]] begins to wonder if the ghosts of the past have really been laid to rest. | ||
Forced into an unholy alliance with the school's disgraced headmaster, Liz must fight not only her own warring emotions, but a festering evil that threatens to corrupt the Earth again after 100 years. | Forced into an unholy alliance with the school's [[Gavin Purcell|disgraced headmaster]], Liz must fight not only her own warring emotions, but a festering evil that threatens to corrupt the Earth again after 100 years. | ||
But how do you fight a shadow from hell? | But how do you fight a shadow from hell? | ||
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* The end credits list Mrs Wyndham's first name as Barbara, rather than her on-screen name of Margaret. However, Mrs Wyndham's deceased twin sister, Ms Taploe, was also named Barbara. | * The end credits list Mrs Wyndham's first name as Barbara, rather than her on-screen name of Margaret. However, Mrs Wyndham's deceased twin sister, Ms Taploe, was also named Barbara. | ||
* This story is set some months after [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[The Devil of Winterborne (home video)|The Devil of Winterborne]], ''with Davison, Matthews and Shearsmith reprising their roles as Gavin Purcell, Christian and Andrew Powell from that story. This story expands on themes from that video, with a flashback to Christian's 18th century predecessor and the use of clips from that story. | * This story is set some months after [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[The Devil of Winterborne (home video)|The Devil of Winterborne]], ''with Davison, Matthews and Shearsmith reprising their roles as Gavin Purcell, Christian and Andrew Powell from that story. This story expands on themes from that video, with a flashback to Christian's 18th century predecessor and the use of clips from that story. | ||
=== Filming locations === | === Filming locations === | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* {{whoniverse|bbv04|Ghosts of Winterborne}} | * {{whoniverse|bbv04|Ghosts of Winterborne}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 12 February 2024
Ghosts of Winterborne was a home video published by BBV Productions.
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Devil of Winterborne has only recently been exorcised by P.R.O.B.E.
But when the body of its last victim disappears, and a book of black magic spells is stolen from a local museum, Liz Shaw begins to wonder if the ghosts of the past have really been laid to rest.
Forced into an unholy alliance with the school's disgraced headmaster, Liz must fight not only her own warring emotions, but a festering evil that threatens to corrupt the Earth again after 100 years.
But how do you fight a shadow from hell?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Liz Shaw - Caroline John
- Patricia Haggard - Louise Jameson
- Gavin Purcell - Peter Davison
- Christian - Daniel Matthews
- Margaret Wyndham - Charmian May
- Andrew Powell - Reece Shearsmith
- Max - David Hankinson
- Ian - Nathan Hamlett
- Librarian - Alan Nicholas
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The end credits list Mrs Wyndham's first name as Barbara, rather than her on-screen name of Margaret. However, Mrs Wyndham's deceased twin sister, Ms Taploe, was also named Barbara.
- This story is set some months after HOMEVID: The Devil of Winterborne, with Davison, Matthews and Shearsmith reprising their roles as Gavin Purcell, Christian and Andrew Powell from that story. This story expands on themes from that video, with a flashback to Christian's 18th century predecessor and the use of clips from that story.
Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
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DVD, video, and other releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
Originally released on home video in 1996, it was reissued on DVD in 2012, available from Galaxy 4.
2012 DVD
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ghosts of Winterborne at Chrissie's Transcripts Site
- Ghosts of Winterborne at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Ghosts of Winterborne at The Whoniverse
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