A View from a Hill

A View from a Hill (2005)

On holiday, a young man borrows a pair of binoculars when his own are broken. But they seem somehow bewitched, showing things that could only be seen with dead men's eyes... visions from the past. And using them could lead to a sinister rendezvous on Gallow's Hill.

Date of release
2005-12-24
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (13)
Runtime
39m
Genres
Drama, Horror, TV Movie
Director
Luke Watson

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: A View from a Hill

A View from a Hill is a short film which serves as the ninth episode of the British supernatural anthology series A Ghost Story for Christmas, and the first episode of its revival following the 1971–78 run. Written by Peter Harness, produced by Pier Wilkie, and directed by Luke Watson, it is based on the ghost story of the same name by M. R. James, first published in the collection A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925), and first aired on BBC Four on 23 December 2005.

Production

The programme was made on location in the Thames Valley in November 2005, chosen because of its proximity to London.

The Manor House in Chertsey, originally named Barrow Hills, featured as the home of Squire Richards. It was built in 1853 and was purchased by the Ministry of Supply in 1952 for use as an officers' mess. In 2004 it was purchased by a consortium headed by Crest Nicholson PLC. Since then it has been used for several films and TV dramas.

The production was made on a limited budget, and several planned scenes had to be omitted or reduced for budgetary reasons.

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