A fantastic hidden gem.

A cavalcade of British actors make "The Ghosts of Motley Hall" a fantastic watch.

Motley Hall is haunted by a group of ghosts from and attached to the quirky Uproar family.

The Victorian patriarch Sir George Uproar (Freddie Jones). Elizabethan Jester Bodkin (Arthur English). Dapper Georgian Sir Francis Uproar (Nicholas Le Provast). Young stable boy Matt (Sean Flanagan) and The mysterious "White Lady" (Sheila Steafel) make up the spectoral cast who haunt the abandoned Motley Hall which was built in 1577. They are aided in their capers by Estate Agent and laterally owner of the hall Mr Gudgin (Peter Sallis).

From the writer that brought us the magnificent "Catweazle" Richard Carpenter (1929-2012) we are treated to some fantastic TV nostalgia from the mid 1970's.

20 episodes in all including a couple of Christmas specials that were aired on Sundays at teatime from 1976 to 1978 on ITV.

Many of the episodes revolve around preserving the old hall and preventing it from being knocked down or refurbished beyond recognition or dealing with various ghost hunters of psychics that visit the residence.

Great performances all round with many guest stars of the likes of Brian Wilde, Iain Cuthbertson, Tony Haygarth, Neil McCarthy and Michael Elphick turning up.

Well worth a watch on a rainy Sunday afternoon and one of the hidden gems of the ITV library.