Duration
30 minutes
Quick Summary
Adaptation of MR James's supernatural tale, with Rory Kinnear
About This Program
The year is 1922 and in the heart of an old English college Dr Edward Williams, the curator of a university art museum, receives an engraving of an unknown country house for his institution's collection. However, the artwork appears to change slightly each time it is gazed upon and in due course it reveals a disturbing backstory. Mark Gatiss's adaptation of MR James's supernatural tale, with Rory Kinnear, Robert Bathurst and Frances Barber
The Mezzotint: A Ghost Story for Christmas broadcasts on BBC Four at 11:35pm, Monday, 22 December 2025. (Subtitles, repeat)
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Production Details
Runtime30 mins
DirectorMark Gatiss
Cast & Crew
MG
Mark GatissDirector
IB
Isibéal BallanceProducer
MG
Mark GatissWriter
RB
Robert Bathurstas Garwood
NP
Nikesh Patelas Nisbet
RK
Rory Kinnearas Dr Edward Williams
EC
Emma Cunniffeas Mrs Filcher
JH
John Hopkinsas Binks
FB
Frances Barberas Mrs Ambrigail
TD
Tommaso Di Vincenzoas Gawdy's ghost