Series synopsis
Crooked House is a British mystery television series that premiered on BBC Four on December 22, 2008. It ended on December 24, 2008. It was created by Mark Gatiss. It stars Lee Ingleby and Mark Gatiss.
Crooked House is a British supernatural drama miniseries broadcast on BBC Four from 22-24 December 2008. Created and written by Mark Gatiss, and produced by Tiger Aspect Productions, the serial stars Lee Ingleby and Gatiss.
A ghost story about a cursed house. The cursed house — Geap Manor — weaves together three ghost stories set during Georgian times, the 1920s, and present day.
Premise
Crooked House is a British supernatural drama miniseries broadcast on BBC Four from 22-24 December 2008. Created and written by Mark Gatiss, and produced by Tiger Aspect Productions, the serial stars Lee Ingleby and Gatiss.
A ghost story about a cursed house. The cursed house — Geap Manor — weaves together three ghost stories set during Georgian times, the 1920s, and present day.
Premise: One undesirable residence – buyer beware
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Ingleby as Ben Morris
- Mark Gatiss as The Curator
Guest cast
- Philip Jackson as Joseph Bloxham
- Julian Rhind-Tutt as Noakes
- Andy Nyman as Nicholas Duncalfe
- Beth Goddard as Mrs Glanville
- John Arthur as Coil
- Cal Freestone as Lucy
- Michael Koltes as William Colton
- Jean Marsh as Lady Constance de Momery
- Ian Hallard as Felix de Momery
- Jennifer Higham as Ruth
- Samuel Barnett as Billy
- Anna Madeley as Katherine
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | December 22, 2008 | December 24, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Wainscoting 1786: Joseph Bloxham is a self-made man and something of a star in fashionable coffee-house society. Some, though, like the sceptical Noakes, take a dim view of his shady business ethics. Bloxham has used his ill-gotten gains to obtain the old Geap Manor, paying no heed to the warnings of Noakes and his friend Duncalfe. But when Bloxham begins hearing ghastly sounds in the newly-installed panelling of his drawing room, it seems he might have more than just a mouse hiding in his wainscoting. |
December 22, 2008 |
| 2 |
Something Old 1927: Lady Constance de Momery presides over a costume ball for her grandson Felix. However, all is not as it seems and when the young heir to the estate announces his engagement to sweetheart Ruth, his friends Billy and Katherine are far from pleased. |
December 23, 2008 |
| 3 |
The Knocker Back in the present day, commitment-shy Ben begins to discover that, though demolished, Geap Manor casts a long shadow. Having recently left his girlfriend Hannah for a life of excitement over cosy domesticity, he is excited by the curator's stories and screws the ancient door knocker to his new front door. However, Ben soon finds himself getting more excitement than he bargained for as the past begins to intrude rudely with a loud nightly knock and a terrifying journey into the Manor's bloody past. |
December 24, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Four |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 22, 2008 |
| Last aired | December 24, 2008 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 22:30:00 |