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2024 British television film

Woman of Stone
Based on	"Man-Size in Marble" by E. Nesbitt
Written by	Mark Gatiss
Directed by	Mark Gatiss
Starring	Éanna Hardwicke Phoebe Horn Monica Dolan Celia Imrie Mawaan Rizwan
Production
Producer	Isibéal Ballance
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Release	2024 (2024)
Related
A Ghost Story for Christmas

Woman of Stone is a short film which is part of the British supernatural anthology series A Ghost Story for Christmas. Produced by Isibéal Ballance and written and directed by Mark Gatiss, it is an adaptation of E. Nesbit’s Man-Size in Marble.

Synopsis

A couple receive a warning from their superstitious housekeeper.

Cast

Éanna Hardwicke as Jack Lorimer
Phoebe Horn as Laura Lorimer
Celia Imrie as Edith Nesbit
Monica Dolan as Mrs Dorman
Mawaan Rizwan as Dr. Zubin

Production

Mark Gatiss wrote and directed the film, which is his seventh A Ghost Story for Christmas special. It is an adaptation of E Nesbit’s Man-Size in Marble which Gatiss described as "the very first ghost story I ever read". It is produced by Adorable Media for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. Isibéal Ballance produces for Adorable Media.

The cast includes Éanna Hardwicke, Celia Imrie, Monica Dolan, Mawaan Rizwan and Phoebe Horn.

Broadcast

A special preview screening of the film is to be held at BFI Southbank in December 2024 prior to its broadcast.

References

"Woman of Stone – A Ghost Story for Christmas". Whatson.bfi.org. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
Jenkins, Carolyn (21 November 2024). "Mark Gatiss Returns To Direct Another Edition of 'A Christmas Ghost Story'". Collider. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
Yossman, KJ (21 November 2024). "BBC Anthology Series 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' Sets E. Nesbit's 'Man-Size in Marble' as Next Adaptation, Mark Gatiss Directs (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
Hibbs, James (22 November 2024). "Thursday Murder Club and Black Mirror stars cast in Mark Gatiss's Ghost Story for Christmas". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
"BFI announce programme highlights for December". British Cinematographer. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

External links

Woman of Stone at IMDb

v t e A Ghost Story for Christmas
The Stalls of Barchester (1971) A Warning to the Curious (1972) Lost Hearts (1973) The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974) The Ash Tree (1975) The Signalman (1976) Stigma (1977) The Ice House (1978) A View from a Hill (2005) Number 13 (2006) Whistle and I'll Come to You (2010) The Tractate Middoth (2013) The Dead Room (2018) Martin's Close (2019) The Mezzotint (2021) Count Magnus (2022) Lot No. 249 (2023) Woman of Stone (2024)
Related	Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968) The Stone Tape (1972) Schalcken the Painter (1979) Crooked House (2008) The Turn of the Screw (2009)

A Ghost Story for Christmas

The Stalls of Barchester (1971)
A Warning to the Curious (1972)
Lost Hearts (1973)
The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974)
The Ash Tree (1975)
The Signalman (1976)
Stigma (1977)
The Ice House (1978)
A View from a Hill (2005)
Number 13 (2006)
Whistle and I'll Come to You (2010)
The Tractate Middoth (2013)
The Dead Room (2018)
Martin's Close (2019)
The Mezzotint (2021)
Count Magnus (2022)
Lot No. 249 (2023)
Woman of Stone (2024)

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