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''The Ghosts of Motley Hall'' is a British children's television series written by Richard Carpenter. It was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for Granada Television, and broadcast between 1976 and 1978 on the ITV network. The series relates the adventures of five ghosts who haunt Motley Hall. Each is from a different era, and all except Matt are unable to leave the confines of the building and Matt himself is unable to travel outside the grounds of the Hall. The only regular character who is not a ghost is Mr Gudgin the caretaker of Motley Hall. Carpenter wrote a companion novel for the series for Puffin Books in 1977. A 3 DVD set containing the complete series was released by Network in 2005. ==Main characters== *Bodkin (Arthur English) - In life he worked as a fool at Motley Hall and died as a result of a cold he contracted from constantly being thrown in the duck pond for the amusement of his employer. *Sir George Uproar (Freddie Jones) - In life a General in the British army and now leader of the ghosts in Motley Hall. He died falling down the stairs after a long career in the army. *Sir Francis 'Fanny' Uproar (Nicholas Le Prevost) - Died during his twelfth duel due to being drunk. He is a stupid but likeable character. *Matt (Sean Flanagan) - In life he was a stable lad. *The White Lady (Sheila Steafel) - A ghost of a woman who died in the Motley Hall. She has no memory of who she was in life and how she came to be haunting Motley Hall. *Mr. Gudgin (Peter Sallis) - Caretaker of Motley Hall. In the past members of the Gudgin family had worked as servants to the Uproar family. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Ghosts of Motley Hall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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