The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976)

Comedy · Family · Fantasy

The Ghosts of Motley Hall is a British children's television series written by Richard Carpenter and produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for Granada Television, and broadcast between 1976 and 1978 on ITV. Five ghosts occupy the titular Motley Hall. Each hails from a different era and all—with the exception of newly deceased Matt—are unable to leave the confines of the building.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (245 votes)
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1976)

7.74 avg 7 episodes 8.0 → 7.9

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Last Uproar	8.0	19
2	Old Gory	7.8	18
3	Box of Tricks	7.2	17
4	Bad Lord William and the British Banana Company	7.2	16
5	Perfidia Blackart Rides Again	8.2	14
6	Double Trouble	7.9	14
7	The Pogmore Experiment	7.9	14

Season 2 (1976)

8.00 avg 6 episodes 8.2 → 8.1

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Christmas Spirit	8.2	18
2	Sir Peveril's Hoard	7.8	13
3	Where Are You, White Feather?	8.1	12
4	Godfrey of Basingstoke	8.2	13
5	Ghost of a Chance	7.6	15
6	Horoscope	8.1	14

Season 3 (1977)

7.60 avg 7 episodes 7.3 → 8.0

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Phantomime	7.3	16
2	Family Tree	7.7	13
3	Ghost Writer	7.3	14
4	Skeleton in the Cupboard: Part 1	8.1	13
5	Skeleton in the Cupboard: Part 2	8.5	13
6	Party Piece	6.3	14
7	Narcissus Bullock's Bell	8.0	12