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WRITTEN & DIRECTED by Mark Gatiss based on the short story "The Tractate Middoth" by M.R. James STARRING - Sacha Dhawan as William Garrett John Castle as John Eldred Louise Jameson as Mary Simpson Charlie Clemmow as Anne Simpson Una Stubbs as Miss Chambers David Ryall as Dr Rant Paul Warren as Rant's Ghost Eleanor Bron as Mrs Goundry Nick Burns as George Earle Roy Barraclough as Hodgson PLOT - Twenty years ago eccentric millionaire Dr Rant set his niece and nephew -  Mary and John - a challenge, whoever unravels the riddle of the Tractate Middoth (a mysterious old book) inherits his fortune, the loser...gets nothing. Twenty years later - University student William Garrett finds himself drawn into the siblings race for the now deceased Dr Rant's legacy. What is the secret of the ancient book ? Who is it's mysterious ghostly guardian ? And will anybody survive to enjoy Dr Rant's legacy ?... PERFORMANCES - I love me a bit of M.R. James (especially these BBC a...