An eccentric academic finds his midwinter break on the Norfolk coastline interrupted when the discovery of an artefact on a beach unleashes vengeful supernatural forces.

Jonathan Miller’s chilling and spare MR James adaptation has become an iconic television moment, and its success with audiences directly inspired Lawrence Gordon Clark to create the A Ghost Story for Christmas Anthology series.

The Second offering in the anthology and another MR James adaptation, A Warning to the Curious follows an archaeologist whose curiosity is aroused by the tale of three crowns buried on the Norfolk coast. When he finds the last of these crowns, he also unwittingly wakes the spectre of their now-dead guardian, who comes after the archaeologist seeking revenge.

Adam Z. Robinson is a writer, performer and podcast host. Adam tours with his company The Book of Darkness and Light, and his production of A Christmas Carol has toured UK and international theatres since 2019. As host of The Ghost Story Book Club, Adam has discussed the ghost story genre with several guests, including Danny Robins, Michelle Paver and Andrew Michael Hurley.

Jeremy Dyson is an award-winning screenwriter, author, and director. Jeremy is a co-creator of The League of Gentlemen, and his work on television includes Killing Eve and Crackanory. His stage production Ghost Stories, co-created with Andy Nyman, was adapted for film in 2017, and his 2012 book The Haunted Book is a modern classic of the genre.

Dr Diane A. Rogers is a Senior Lecturer with Sheffield Hallam University, who specialises in folklore, horror and the hauntological aspects of British 1970s television. Diane has published on several cult television productions, including The X-Files, Robin Redbreast and Ghostwatch, and her new book Wyrd TV: Folklore, Folk Horror and British Television will be published in November 2026.