The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral

The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral

Not long after he takes on the job of restoring the southwest tower of Muncaster Cathedral, steeplejack Joe Clarke senses -- in the very stonework itself -- a sinister force that seems to emanate from one particularly foul-looking gargoyle. Joe's suspicions are confirmed when his young son, Kevin, sleepwalks to the tower, spouts archaic Latin and, with much tooth-baring, fights all efforts to remove him. Though Joe eventually succeeds in rescuing his "lad," the entity in the tower finds easier prey in another little boy, discovered dead, having either fallen or jumped from the spire. With the help of a curmudgeonly detective-sergeant and the trendy but essentially good Reverend Morris, Joe searches through the cathedral's history for the knowledge that will enable him to destroy the bloodthirsty gargoyle's power. The tower's secret is indeed a whopper, fittingly capping the unrelenting suspense that precedes its revelation.

Dramatised from Robert Westall's 1989 novel, "The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral"

Peter Meakin ............................ Joe Clarke
Terry Molloy ..... Detective Sergeant Hugh Allardyce
John Webb .................... Reverend Edgar Morris
David Holt ................................... Billy
Sunny Ormonde ....................... Barbara Clarke
Tim Black ............................. Kevin Clarke
Richard Mitchley ........................ Taff Evans
Gillian Goodman ........................ The Curator
Zita Sattar .............................. Dr. Kumar
Anthony Pedley ....................... The Inspector

Directed by Rosemary Watts at BBC's Pebble Mill Studios.

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  • Thank you.
    CB
    • You're very welcome.....nice pencil drawing. Did you do it?
    • Yes I did, about 10 years ago. I am glad you like it.
      Cactus Bob
    • You've got some talent there Bob.............about the only thing I can draw is a bath....
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