The Stalls of Barchester (1971)

The Stalls of Barchester

1971

TV Movie Horror

Synopsis

Scholar Dr. Black's seemingly mundane assignment of sorting through the assets of the Barchester Cathedral library takes an eerie turn when he comes across the papers of the late Archdeacon, who plotted to gain his position through murder. However, he soon comes to discover something truly horrific about the wooden choir stalls in the church, which are tied to a famous local tree and a sinister local legend.

Credits

Director

Lawrence Gordon Clark

Cast

Ambrose Coghill as Museum Curator

Clive Swift as Dr. Black

David Pugh as John

Erik Chitty as Priest

Harold Bennett as Archdeacon Pulteney

Martin Hoyle as Verger

Penny Service as Jane Lee

Robert Hardy as Archdeacon Haynes