Mark Gatiss's Christmas 2024 Ghost Story confirms BBC air date

The BBC unveiled the air date for the Ghost Story among a flurry of announcements for the festive period, including the Gavin & Stacey and Outnumbered Christmas specials.

Gatiss previously told RadioTimes.com that he feared last year's special, Lot No. 249, may be his final Ghost Story for Christmas, admitting that it can be hard to find the resource for it.

"It's just so hard – I mean, genuinely. If you talk to anybody, it's scary how scarce the resources are," he explained.

"I don't want to sound like a bleeding heart, but people love them and I really hope we can find a way. But I think it's perilous because, as I always say, it's such an unusual slot... it's just really hard to scrape the money together."

He joked: "I'm hoping for an eccentric billionaire [to fund it]!"

Well, despite these worries, we can be thankful that there's another Ghost Story on the horizon!

The synopsis for Woman of Stone reads: "In her final days, E Nesbit recounts the chilling tale of newlywed Victorians Jack and Laura.

"As they settle into a small cottage in a quiet village, they soon find their idyll overshadowed by the superstitious warnings of their housekeeper. And the legend of the two marble tomb effigies who are said to rise each year... and walk.

"Jack dismisses this is as mere folklore. But as the fateful night draws near, he makes a terrifying discovery. And back at the cottage, Laura is all alone..."

Mark Gatiss's Ghost Story Woman of Stone airs on BBC Two and iPlayer on BBC Two and iPlayer on Christmas Eve at 10:15pm.

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