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The Canterville Ghost (2021 TV series)

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The Canterville Ghost
Based on"The Canterville Ghost"
1887 short story
by Oscar Wilde
Screenplay byJude Tindall
Directed byPaul Gibson
Suri Krishnamma
StarringTom Graves
Joe Graves
Caroline Catz
ComposerPaul Englishby
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producer
Will Trotter
ProducerSue Howells
CinematographyTom Hines
EditorsLouise Pearson
Simon Prentice
Amy Swan
Original release
NetworkBBC BYUtv
Release31 October (2021-10-31) –
21 November 2021 (2021-11-21)

The Canterville Ghost is a 2021 British BBC Studios and American BYUtv television series based on the short story The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde.[1][2]

Plot

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Resident ghost Sir Simon de Canterville is none-too-pleased when an American family moves into his family’s grand English estate after tech billionaire Hiram Otis purchases it. Hiram has no idea that Simon has been haunting the grounds for five centuries nor that his family is about to face the enmity of the local aristocracy. This modern retelling of the classic tale focuses on three families: the aristocratic Cantervilles, the Romani Lovells and the American Otises.

Cast

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  • Caroline Catz as Lucy Otis
  • Fred Fergus as Viscount Ralph Stilton
  • Tom Graves as Theodore Otis
  • Joe Graves as Franklin Otis
  • Haydn Gwynne as Lady Deborah de Canterville
  • Anthony Head as Sir Simon de Canterville
  • Jack Bardoe as The Honorable Cecil Canterville
  • James Lance as Hiram Otis
  • Carolyn Pickles as Mrs. Umney
  • Jeff Rawle as Duke George 'Bluey' Stilton
  • Charlotte Robinson as Charity Lovell
  • Harriette Robinson as Patience Lovell
  • Harry Taurasi as Django Lovell
  • Laurel Waghorn as Virginia Otis

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
1"Spring/Summer"Paul GibsonJude TindallOctober 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)N/A
2"Summer/Autumn"Suri KrishnammaJude TindallNovember 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)N/A
3"Autumn/Winter"Paul GibsonJude TindallNovember 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)N/A
4"Winter"Suri KrishnammaJude TindallNovember 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)N/A

Reception

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The series won an award for Outstanding Makeup and Hairstyling in the 2022 Children's and Family Emmy Awards.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost' is being adapted by BBC as mini-series". British Period Dramas. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ "The Canterville Ghost: BYUtv Drops Teaser for Contemporary Adaptation of Classic Story – The British TV Place". The British TV Place – Telly that bridges the Pond. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ Hailu, Selome (11 December 2022). "2022 Children's & Family Creative Arts Emmy Winners (FULL LIST, NIGHT 1)". Variety. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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