The Stalls of Barchester (TV)

An episode in the BBC's annual A Ghost Story for Christmas strand. In 1932, a library cataloguer, Dr Black, delves into the mystery of a priest’s mysterious death some 50 years before. Hidden amongst the dull volumes of Barchester Cathedral’s library lies an old chest. Curious and bored to tears, the doctor takes a peek inside, where a diary documents the rise and protracted fall of Archdeacon Haynes, an ambitious cleric who become too impatient while waiting to replace the aged Archdeacon of Barchester...