Site Migration

The server migration is on hold. Check here for more info.


The Canterville Ghost (2021)

From The TV IV
Jump to: navigation, search
The Canterville Ghost
Premiere October 31, 2021
Finale November 21, 2021
Network/Provider BBC (UK)
BYUtv (USA)
Style 60-minute drama
Company BBC Studios Productions
Episodes 4
Origin UK
Official Site BYUtv

The Canterville Ghost is a four-part modern retelling of Oscar Wilde's fantasy comedy short story.

Set in leafy 21st century rural England, The Canterville Ghost sees American tech billionaire Hiram Otis buy Canterville Chase, unaware that the contents include a malevolent family ghost, Sir Simon de Canterville, who has been haunting the premises for centuries. Or that his family will face the full might of the English aristocracy: united in opposition to the parvenu Americans. The contemporary reimagining of the classic Oscar Wilde comedy revolves around three families - the aristocratic Cantervilles, the Romani Lovells and the American Otises - who must come together to find redemption and heal the past.

Despite its modern setting, it's an old world, bound by strict social convention and archaic traditions. A world of house parties and cricket matches, fox hunting and pheasant shooting. The stately homes of the aristocracy and a resident ghost...

Contents

Cast

Actor Character
Main Cast
Anthony Head Sir Simon de Canterville
James Lance Hiram Otis
Caroline Catz Lucy Otis
Laurel Waghorn Virginia Otis
Carolyn Pickles Mrs. Umney
Haydn Gwynne Lady Deborah de Canterville
Jack Bardoe The Honourable Cecil Canterville
Harry Gostelow Lord St. John Canterville
Lizzy Connolly Lady Henrietta Stilton
Fred Fergus Viscount Ralph Stilton
Jeff Rawle Bluey, the Duke of Stilton
Harry Taurasi Django Lovell
Cathy Tyson Masilda Lovell
Jonty Stephens Cesspitt (voice)
Joe Graves Frank Otis
Tom Graves Theo Otis
Harriette Robinson Patience Lovell
Charlotte Robinson Charity Lovell

Episodes

# Title Airdate
1 Spring October 31, 2021
2 Summer November 7, 2021
3 Autumn November 14, 2021
4 Winter November 21, 2021

In-Depth

DVD Releases

There are no DVD releases for this show.

External Links