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Lawrence Gordon Clark, is an English television director and producer, perhaps best known for his ''
A Ghost Story for Christmas
''A Ghost Story for Christmas'' is a strand of annual British short television films originally broadcast on BBC One between 1971 and 1978, and revived sporadically by the BBC since 2005. With one exception, the original instalments were direc ...
'' series of mostly
M. R. James
Montague Rhodes James (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936). He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambrid ...
ghost stories, which were broadcast annually by the
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throughout the 1970s.
These are:
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The Stalls of Barchester
''The Stalls of Barchester'' is the first of the BBC's ''A Ghost Story for Christmas'' strand, first broadcast on BBC 1 at 11.00pm on 24 December 1971. Based on the story "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" from the 1911 collection ''More Ghost ...
'' (1971)
*''
A Warning to the Curious
"A Warning to the Curious" is a ghost story by British writer M. R. James, included in his book '' A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories'' first published in 1925. The tale tells the story of Paxton, an antiquarian and archaeologist w ...
'' (1972)
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Lost Hearts
"Lost Hearts" is a ghost story by British writer M. R. James, originally published in 1895. It was later collected in his 1904 book '' Ghost Stories of an Antiquary''.
Plot summary
The tale tells the story of Stephen Elliott, a young orphan boy, ...
'' (1973)
* ''
The Treasure of Abbot Thomas'' (1974)
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The Ash Tree'' (1975)
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The Signalman'' (1976)
*''Stigma'' (1977)
He also directed two other ghost stories: an adaptation of James' ''Casting The Runes'' in 1979 for
Yorkshire Television
ITV Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire Television and commonly referred to as just YTV, is the British television service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV (TV network), ITV network. Until 19 ...
, and an adaptation of
K. M. Peyton's 1972 novel ''
A Pattern of Roses'' in 1983, which was the acting debut of
Helena Bonham-Carter
Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas, she has received various awards and nominations, including a British Academy Film Award a ...
. Elsewhere, Clark has directed four episodes of the 1979 series ''
Flambards'', which starred
Christine McKenna, and later went on to be a director of continuing dramas for BBC One including ''
Casualty
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*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
* The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
'', ''
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the sky, an idiom meaning an impossible or unlikely idea or plan as well as an empty wish or promise.
Pie in the sky may refer to:
* ''Pie in the Sky'' (TV series), a UK television series about a police officer turned restaurateur
* ''Pie ...
'' and ''
Dangerfield''.
In the 1980s he directed every episode of the television series ''
Harry's Game
''Harry's Game'' is a British television drama mini-series made by Yorkshire Television for ITV in 1982, closely based on the 1975 novel ''Harry's Game'' by Gerald Seymour, a former journalist. Apart from brief scenes, it is set in and around ...
'' (1982) and ''
Jamaica Inn
The Jamaica Inn is a traditional inn on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in the UK, which was built as a coaching inn in 1750, and has a historical association with smuggling. Located just off the A30, near the middle of the moor close to the hamlet ...
'' (1983), and in the 1990s two spy films in the ''
Frederick Forsyth Presents
''Frederick Forsyth Presents'' is a series of British made-for-television films made by FremantleMedia for London Weekend Television on ITV, first broadcast between 2 December 1989 to 8 December 1990.
Based on stories which were later publish ...
'' series, as well as two more spy firms based on
Jack Higgins
Henry "Harry" Patterson (27 July 1929 – 9 April 2022), commonly known by his pen name Jack Higgins, was a British author. He was a best-selling author of popular thrillers and espionage novels. His novel '' The Eagle Has Landed'' (1975) so ...
's novels - ''Midnight Man'' (1996) and ''
On Dangerous Ground
''On Dangerous Ground'' is a 1951 film noir-melodrama starring Robert Ryan and Ida Lupino, directed by Nicholas Ray, and produced by John Houseman. The screenplay was written by A. I. Bezzerides based on the 1945 novel ''Mad with Much Heart,'' ...
'' (1997).
A collection of Clark's original short stories entitled ''Telling Stories'' was published late 2011 by Avalard Publishing.
References
External links
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British television directors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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