The Ghosts of Motley Hall

The Ghosts of Motley Hall

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1976-04-28

The Ghosts of Motley Hall is a British children's television series written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for Granada Television, and broadcast between 1976 and 1978 on the ITV network. The series relates the adventures of 5 ghosts who haunt Motley Hall. Each ghost is from a different era and all with the exception of Matt are unable to leave the confines of the building and Matt himself is unable to travel outside the grounds of the Hall. The only regular character who is not a ghost is Mr Gudgin the caretaker of Motley Hall. Carpenter wrote a companion novel for the series for Puffin Books in 1977. A 3 DVD set containing the complete series was released by Network in 2005.

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The Ghosts of Motley Hall is a British children's television series written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for Granada Television, and broadcast between 1976 and 1978 on the ITV network. The series relates the adventures of 5 ghosts who haunt Motley Hall. Each ghost is from a different era and all with the exception of Matt are unable to leave the confines of the building and Matt himself is unable to travel outside the grounds of the Hall. The only regular character who is not a ghost is Mr Gudgin the caretaker of Motley Hall. Carpenter wrote a companion novel for the series for Puffin Books in 1977. A 3 DVD set containing the complete series was released by Network in 2005.

First Aired

1976-04-28

Last Aired

1978-03-05

Seasons

3

Episodes

20

Director

Richard Carpenter

Status

Ended

Genres

Comedy

Language

English

Network

ITV1

Production

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    Arthur English

    Arthur English
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    Freddie Jones

    Freddie Jones
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    Sheila Steafel

    Sheila Steafel
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    Nicholas Le Prevost

    Nicholas Le Prevost
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    Sean Flanagan

    Sean Flanagan