Omnibus (1967)

Whistle and I'll Come to You (1x26)

Uitzenddatum: Mei 07, 1968

[Starring] Michael Hordern in Jonathan Miller's adaptation of the famous ghost story by M.R. James. [Photo caption] Michael Hordern as a professor who discovers the dangers of playing with superstition - Whistle and I'll Come to You Jonathan Miller writes: "Film subjects usually occur to me without much warning. One evening last autumn I was watching John Betjeman on "Take It or Leave It". He was talking about the ghost stories of M.R. James and I was reminded of the grisliest of them all - "Whistle and I'll Come to You". I knew that this would have to be my next film for the BBC. The story is familiar to most people who enjoy tales of the supernatural - the winter holiday on the Norfolk coast, the mysterious whistle discovered in the sand, the horrible animations of the bedclothes. Strangely enough ghost stories were only a sideline for James. One after the other he was Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and Eton. He was a Medieval and Classical Archaeologist of enormous distinct