The Ghosts of Motley Hall

External shots of the fictional Motley Hall were filmed on location at Borwick Hall in Carnforth, Lancashire. ==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 self-styled leader of the ghosts in Motley Hall. He died falling down the stairs after a long, mostly inglorious 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 youngest of the ghosts, and the most recent arrival. • The White Lady (Sheila Steafel) - A ghost of a woman who died in Motley Hall. She has no memory of who she was in life and how she came to be haunting Motley Hall. She has been in the Hall the longest of any of the ghosts. • Mr. Gudgin (Peter Sallis) - Caretaker of Motley Hall. In the past, members of the Gudgin family had worked as servants to the Uproar family. ==Episodes==

Season 1 (1976) • "The Last Uproar" (25 April 1976) • "Old Gory" (2 May 1976) • "Box of Tricks" (9 May 1976) • "Bad Lord William and the British Banana Company" (16 May 1976) • "Perfida Blackart Rides Again" (23 May 1976) • "Double Trouble" (30 May 1976) • "The Pogmore Experiment" (6 June 1976) Series 2 (1976–1977) • "The Christmas Spirit" (24 December 1976) • "Sir Peveril's Hoard" (2 January 1977) • "Where Are You, White Feather?" (9 January 1977) • "Godfrey of Basingstoke" (16 January 1977) • "Ghost of a Chance" (23 January 1977) • "Horoscope" (30 January 1977) Christmas Special (1977) • "Phantomime" (26 December 1977) Series 3 (1978) • "Family Tree" (29 January 1978) • "Ghost Writer" (5 February 1978) • "Skeleton in the Cupboard - Part 1" (12 February 1978) • "Skeleton in the Cupboard - Part 2" (19 February 1978) • "Party Piece" (26 February 1978) • "Narcissus Bullock's Bell" (5 March 1978) ==Critical reception==

Jon E. Lewis and Penny Stempel described The Ghosts of Motley Hall as an "exuberant supernatural sitcom, with convincing SFX and a decidedly solid cast". ==See also==