
The Clifton House Mystery
1978 Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama 1 season
TMDB rating 7.7/10 Ended
An old woman's possessions are auctioned, and orchestral conductor Timothy Clare and his family move into her large, though rather gloomy and dilapidated, old house in Bristol. It soon becomes clear that this is a house full of secrets, and that Mrs. Betterton had good reason to leave with her young granddaughter, the ethereal, otherworldly Emily; after a series of frightening experiences and disturbing discoveries - including a walled-up room containing a skeleton - the Clares realise that they are not the only occupants.
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An old woman's possessions are auctioned, and orchestral conductor Timothy Clare and his family move into her large, though rather gloomy and dilapidated, old house in Bristol. It soon becomes clear that this is a house full of secrets, and that Mrs. Betterton had good reason to leave with her young granddaughter, the ethereal, otherworldly Emily; after a series of frightening experiences and disturbing discoveries - including a walled-up room containing a skeleton - the Clares realise that they are not the only occupants.
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Cast and details
Sebastian BreaksTimothy Clare
Ingrid HafnerSheila Clare- Amanda KirbyJenny
- Joshua Le TouzelSteven
- Robert Craig-MorganBen
- Michelle MartinEmily
- Derek GrahamOfficer
- Margery WithersMrs Betterton
- Elizabeth HavelockThe Lady
Peter SallisMilton Guest
Donald MorleyMr Howell- Margot BoydMrs Hessey
- Created by
- Leonard White
- Network
- ITV1
- First aired
- Oct 8, 1978
- Latest episode
- Nov 12, 1978
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