Plot
Man of leisure Sir Richard receives notification that his Uncle has died, bequeathing him his stately country manor and all its lands. On his return to England he immediately sets about taking stock of all legal matters concerning his new property, but during these dealings Sir Richard seems to be more than a little distracted, he hears strange noises from the ash tree outside his bedroom window.
Cast
as Sir Richard/Sir Matthew
as Dr. Croome
as Anne Mothersole
as Lady Augusta
as Mrs. Chiddock
as William Beresford
as The Witchfinder
as Master Procathro
as Herdsman
as Young Cleric
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"Sir Richard" (Edward Petherbridge) arrives at his recently inherited stately home and almost instantly decides that he and his bride-to-be (Lalla Ward) need to have a new pew in the parish church. Warned by the vicar (Preston Lockwood) that he cannot build on consecrated ground he sets about relocating another grave - and that's his first mistake. With flashbacks galore to a previous, somewhat t…