It wouldn't be Chrimbo without a ghost story and this one was part of the 'Ghost Story for Christmas' series of annual stand-alone ghostly tales shown on the BBC at Christmas. Lost Hearts was one of the most fondly remembered. Its about a young boy who is sent to stay with his elderly cousin who is obsessed with alchemy and the dark arts. Before long he starts to see a boy and girl ghost kicking about the estate. Like the best ghost stories, this one is successfully creepy at times, with the two child ghosts being nicely sinister. The boy in fact goes around playing weird music on a hurdy gurdy, which is one of most celebrated things about this one. The only criticism I could level at it is the old boy playing the elderly cousin does over act a bit but, other than that, this is an all-round quality little creepy Christmas tale.
Review of Lost Hearts
