Mystery and Imagination The Tractate Middoth (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Mystery and Imagination

The Tractate Middoth (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Garrett, a young librarian, is hired by an impatient man to find an old tractate - so that he can cheat the real heirs out of their estate... but the book is haunted by the ghost of the previous owner.

Director

Kim Mills

Writers

M.R. James (story) | Denis Webb (adaptation) (as Dennis Webb)

Producer

Jonathan Alwyn

Production Designer

Stan Woodward

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 26, 1966

Release date

Feb 26, 1966 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Giles Block Davis Davis See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
David Buck Richard Beckett / Host Richard Beckett / Host See fewer	The Lord of the Rings (1978)
John Crocker Porter Porter See fewer	The Deep Concern (1979)
Marian Diamond Alice Simpson Alice Simpson See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Edwin Finn Rant Rant See fewer	Time Bandits (1981)
Helen Ford Landlady Landlady See fewer	Public Defender (1954)
Robert Hunter Carter Carter See fewer	Western Blood (1923)
Barbara Lott Mrs. Simpson Mrs. Simpson See fewer	The Broken Horseshoe (1952)
Tim Preece Earle Earle See fewer	The Ghost Writer (2010)
Cyril Renison Ticket collector Ticket collector See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Norman Scace John Eldred John Eldred See fewer	Melissa (1964)
Will Stampe Stationmaster Stationmaster See fewer	Reluctant Bandit (1965)
Jerry Verno Hodgson Hodgson See fewer	The 39 Steps (1935)