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Release year: 2009

Storyline

A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, more than a century apart. When 13-year-old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.

Top credits

Directors

Julian Fellowes

Writers

Cast

Alex Etel — Tolly
Timothy Spall — Boggis
Maggie Smith — Mrs Oldknow
Christopher Villiers — Officer

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Did you know

• The part of Mrs. Oldknow was written especially for Dame Maggie Smith .

• Allen Leech, Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith, David Robb, Daisy Lewis, Christine Lohr, and Harriet Walter appeared in the television series Downton Abbey (2010).

• Characters played by Allen Leech and Daisy Lewis are described as being a couple in this film; the two would play a couple again in Downton Abbey (2010) as Tom Branson and the pugnacious school teacher Sarah Bunting.