1970s Horror Film

[sp1814]

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It was broadcast in the late 70s on BBC1. I think it was a BBC production.

It featured two children (possibly Victorian) and at the end of the film, it transpired that they died because their hearts had been stolen.

It gave me nightmares for about week.

No-one else I know remembers it.

Any ideas? Did I imagine it???

[themalster]

have you tried contacting the BBC? they are good at answering queries about programmes from days of old

[lindapinda]

I remember that too!..It scared the life outta me. There was a scene where the long scaly fingers,with their long pointy nails were moving across the childrens bodies!! The show also had an unusual theme tune,which I remember taping.

[feebee102]

This same question wasasked back in November.Really frightening,still gives me goose;bumps.http://www.raretv.co.uk/lost-hearts-ghost-stor y-for-christmas-1973-dvd-p_264.html

[mightywease]

Hi - just to confirm the above "Lost Hearts" by M.R. James transmitted 25th december 1973 on BBC1 and repeated June 8 1974

My friend Bob - an avid horror fan - was able to find it in one of his books so I can't take the credit I'm afraid.

The precis in the book sounds spooky enough, the actual programme must have been pretty scary, and there are some good photos of the children woth the long pointy nails

[teddybon]

I remember baby sitting and watching this in a strange house. I think there was a scene where the ghost children ascended a staircase with their fingernails trailing along the bannisters the hurdy gurdy played as they went up- ugh!
I've got gooseflesh thinking about it.

[sp1814]

That's it!

'Lost Hearts'!!!

Thank you all for your responses. At least now I know I wasn't imagining things.

It truy scared the bejesus out of me, and now I know why....I always assumed that it was broadcast at the end of the 70s, which would've made me a teenager....and a wuss. Now I know I must've seen it in 73/74 which meant I would've only been eight years old at the most.

God only knows what my mum was thinking, letting me watch something as disturbing as that...?