A Warning to the Curious

A Warning to the Curious

50 mins | Drama, Horror, TV Movie | Dec. 24, 1972

Paxton, an amateur archeologist, travels to the town of Seaburgh and inadvertently stumbles across one of the lost crowns of Anglia, which, according to legend, protect the county from invasion. On digging the crown up, Paxton is stalked by its supernatural guardian.

A Warning to the Curious

50 mins | Drama, Horror, TV Movie | Dec. 24, 1972

A Warning to the Curious
Paxton, an amateur archeologist, travels to the town of Seaburgh and inadvertently stumbles across one of the lost crowns of Anglia, which, according to legend, protect the county from invasion. On digging the crown up, Paxton is stalked by its supernatural guardian.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers BBC
Original title A Warning to the Curious
Directors Lawrence Gordon Clark
Writers M.R. James, Lawrence Gordon Clark

Cast

Peter Vaughan

as Mr Paxton

Clive Swift

as Dr. Black

Julian Herrington

as Archaeologist

John Kearney

as Ager / Ghost

David Cargill

as Boots

George Benson

as Vicar

Roger Milner

as Antique Shop Owner

Gilly Fraser

as Girl

David Pugh

as Porter

Cyril Appleton

as Labourer