BBC Sunday-Night Play The Canterville Ghost (Season 4, Episode 12)
TV Episode | Drama

BBC Sunday-Night Play

The Canterville Ghost (Season 4, Episode 12)

TV Episode | Drama

The ghost of Sir Simon De Canterville has terrified visitors to his family home for centuries - but when a family of Americans rent the place, he's the one who's terrified.

Writers

Elaine Morgan (television adaptation) | Oscar Wilde (novella)

Producer

Stuart Burge

Composer

Richard Addinsell

Production Designer

John Cooper

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 23, 1962

Release date

Dec 23, 1962 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Bernard Cribbins Ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville Ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville See fewer	Frenzy (1972)
Fay Compton Mrs. Umney Mrs. Umney See fewer	The Haunting (1963)
Ruth Dunning Mrs. Otis Mrs. Otis See fewer	The Grove Family (1954)
Derek Francis Hiram B. Otis Hiram B. Otis See fewer	Scrooge (1970)
Fabia Drake Lady Dumbleton Lady Dumbleton See fewer	A Room with a View (1985)
Samantha Eggar Virginia Otis Virginia Otis See fewer	The Collector (1965)
Patricia Raine Lady Brackendale Lady Brackendale See fewer	The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Basil Henson Lord Cheviot Lord Cheviot See fewer	The Final Programme (1973)
Peter Taylor Jackson Otis Jackson Otis See fewer	Village of the Damned (1960)
Laurie Heath Jefferson Otis Jefferson Otis See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960)
Iain Gregory Washington Otis Washington Otis See fewer	Gonks Go Beat (1964)
Oliver Fox The Duke of Cheshire The Duke of Cheshire See fewer	Finding Neverland (2004)