The Ghosts of Motley Hall

- Season 2

(1977)

There's not a lot of Christmas Spirit at Motley Hall this year. Everyone is depressed because Christmas is no different than any other day of the year. Suddenly, the house comes to life and recreates a lovely Christmas of 1848 only to be threatened by the cutting down of the haunted "Blasted Beech" for use as a yule log. It's up to our ghosts to save Christmas and the Motley family's future.

Motley Hall's roof needs mending and the ghosts are worried how Gudgin is going to pay for it. They know that Sir Peveril has piles of loot hidden somewhere in Motley Hall but all they have for a clue to find it is the inscription on his bust that says he told the secret to his cat!

Motley Hall's five resident ghosts have their happy existence rudely interrupted by Britain's top medium Emily Tiffin (Valerie Lush) and her spirit guide, White Feather (Tenniel Evans). In a plot to get these unwelcome guests out of Motley, Bodkin takes the place of White Feather temporarily but they soon find Bodkin permanently bound to Mrs. Tiffin. A brash and bold plan is the only way they can get Bodkin back in Motley Hall where he belongs.

Matt finds a ring that leads him to an upside-down ghost of a knight in armor hanging in the well outside the hall. After being freed, he sees the White Lady and is sure that she is Matilda, his bride from long ago. Will the White Lady actually find out who she was and will this revelation be everything that she has been dreaming of for all these years?

Gudgin has always hated that he could hear and see the ghosts of Motley Hall. Today, after getting stuck in the stair rails his only hope of being rescued is in the hands of those very ghosts. Unfortunately, the ghosts are unable to let anyone know of Gudgins predicament and save him. The ghosts themselves can't seem to get anybody's attention, but maybe A GHOST can!

Motley Hall is sold to millionaire Mr. Hives. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton are his manipulative servants. When the ghosts see the way they treat him, they come up with a plan to rid him of the Hamiltons, and set him free to do what he wants.