A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower

2025 0h 29m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 4

Horror

Synopsis

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For 15 years, Roger Winstanley has been haunted by an unsettling, recurring dream: an invitation to spend the night in the house of an acquaintance, where an unseen terror lurks and the figures who populate the dream seem to age in real time. Nightmare and waking life seem to finally collide when an invitation to the dreaded "room in the tower” becomes all too real…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tobias Menzies
Roger Winstanley
Joanna Lumley
Mrs Stone
Nancy Carroll
Verity Gordon Clark
Ben Mansfield
John Clinton
Polly Walker
Mrs Clinton

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Gatiss
Writers: Mark Gatiss
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 29-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Mark Gatiss, shot by Kieran McGuigan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Blair Mowat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Eve Doherty shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tobias Menzies and Joanna Lumley and Nancy Carroll carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt38624940 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Gatiss directs. Kieran McGuigan behind the camera. Blair Mowat scores. Eve Doherty cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 29-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released last year.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Mark Gatiss, shot by Kieran McGuigan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Blair Mowat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Eve Doherty shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tobias Menzies and Joanna Lumley and Nancy Carroll carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt38624940 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.