CHRISTMAS LEFTOVERS # 3 - MARTIN'S CLOSE (2019)
DIRECTED & WRITTEN by Mark Gatiss based on the short story Martin's Close by M.R. James STARRING Peter Capaldi as Dolben Elliot Levey as Judge Jeffreys Wilf Scolding as John Martin Sara Crowe as Sarah Arscott James Holmes as Thomas Snell Jessica Temple as Anne Clark Simon Williams as Stanton Fisayo Akinade as William Ian Hallard as Hosier PLOT - The year is 1684 - young aristocrat John Martin is on trial for the murder of a local peasant girl - Anne Clark, his trial is presided over by the infamous Judge Jeffries aka The Hanging Judge. However things aren't quite as clear cut as they may first appear - someone who looks VERY like Anne Clark has been seen around the village and she's getting closer to John by the minute. It's not the hanging judge that John has to fear... PERFORMANCES - There's no clear cut central performance in this short film, instead it's more of an ensemble piece. Headlining the cast is ex-Doctor Who Peter Capaldi - you can always co...
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