Today’s UWTV memory is a memory that was sent to us by one of our readers, named Gerrard. If anyone can help Gerrard identify or find this mysterious ghost story, comment here or drop us an email!
Here at UWTV we are big lovers of the classic ghost stories produced by British TV in the 70s and 80s, such as the BBC’s Ghost Stories for Christmas as well as by various anthology series such as Dead of Night and Armchair Thriller. Gerrard has a memory of a very chilling ghost story shown on TV around the late 70s, that he has been unable to identify to this day. But perhaps one of you can? Over to Gerrard for his description…
“I’m hoping you can help identify an episode of something I saw (broadcast in New Zealand between 1977 and 1980).
Reddit, and poring over old TV listings has not helped.
It was a British production; in a Ghost Story for Christmas or, perhaps, play of the week type format.
The episode or play begins with a young woman in bed in an old stone farm or manor house. She is awakened by a young glowing boy or girl (or perhaps they were holding a candle) who asks her to come and help as there has been some accident. The young woman is unable to rouse her bed partner. In her 70s short nightie, the young woman goes to the courtyard and is shoved shrieking down the well by the ghost(?)
I think the next scene is her boyfriend waking up and finding her place in the bed empty.
That’s all I remember because I was also shrieking by this point, and had to be put to bed by my parents.
Any advice gratefully received.“
Does this ring a bell for you? If you are familiar with this ghost story or the series it was from, please comment here or send us an email – and if you’re not familiar with it, feel free to share this post and hopefully help us reach someone who us!
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