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.
Lawrence Gordon Clark
Rosemary Hill
David Rudkin
John McGlashan
Edward Petherbridge
Sir Richard/Sir Matthew
Preston Lockwood
Dr. Croome
Barbara Ewing
Anne Mothersole
Lalla Ward
Lady Augusta
Lucy Griffiths
Mrs. Chiddock
Oliver Maguire
William Beresford
Clifford Kershaw
The Witchfinder
Cyril Appleton
Master Procathro
David Pugh
Herdsman
Glynn Sweet
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 reloca...
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