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|name          = Ghosts of Winterborne
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|image          = Ghosts of Winterborne Max.jpg
|image          = Ghosts of Winterborne.jpg
|main character = [[Elizabeth Shaw]]
|main character = [[Liz Shaw]], [[Gavin Purcell]], [[Andrew Powell]]
|featuring      = [[Preternatural Research Bureau]]
|featuring      = [[Patricia Haggard]]
|enemy          =  
|enemy          = [[Isaac Greatorex]]
|setting        = [[Winterborne School]], [[England]]
|setting        = [[Winterborne School]]
|writer        = [[Mark Gatiss]]
|writer        = Mark Gatiss
|director      = [[Bill Baggs]]
|director      = [[Bill Baggs]]
|producer      = [[Bill Baggs]]
|producer      = [[Bill Baggs]]
|publisher      = BBV Productions
|publisher      = BBV Productions
|release date  = [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
|release date  = 1996
|format        = 60 minute, VHS
|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]] spells is stolen from a local museum, Liz Shaw begins to wonder if the ghosts of the past have really been laid to rest.
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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== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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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 ===
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/probe4.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide - '''Ghosts of Winterborne''']
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* {{whoniverse|bbv04|Ghosts of Winterborne}}
* {{whoniverse|bbv04|Ghosts of Winterborne}}
* Galaxy 4 [https://www.galaxy4.co.uk/product.thtml?id=2786&vts=gelfAgE website]
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Ghosts of Winterborne was a home video published by BBV Productions.

Synopsis[[edit]]

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]]

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Cast[[edit]]

Crew[[edit]]

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Worldbuilding[[edit]]

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Story notes[[edit]]

  • 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]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit]]

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DVD, video, and other releases[[edit]]

Originally released on home video in 1996, it was reissued on DVD in 2012, available from Galaxy 4.

  • 2012 DVD

    2012 DVD

External links[[edit]]

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