Whistle and I'll Come to You (Omnibus)
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"Whistle and I'll Come to You" is a 1968 BBC television drama adaptation of the 1904 ghost story "'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'" by M. R. James. It tells of an eccentric and distracted professor who happens upon a strange whistle while exploring a Knights Templar cemetery on the East Anglian coast. When blown, the whistle unleashes a frightening supernatural force.[3]
"Whistle and I'll Come to You" | |
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Omnibus episode | |
Directed by | Jonathan Miller |
Written by | Jonathan Miller |
Based on | "'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'" by M. R. James |
Original air date | 7 May 1968 (1968-05-07)[2] |
The production starred Michael Hordern and was adapted and directed by Jonathan Miller. It was broadcast as part of the BBC arts strand Omnibus[4] and inspired a new yearly strand of M.R. James television adaptations known as A Ghost Story for Christmas.