"The Haunted Hotel" (2012) Gothic Thriller & Mystery by Wilkie Collins - BBC Saturday Play

Support the Archive Buy Me A Coffee ☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/jr_the_old_r... Preserving classic radio drama, one story at a time. Classic Old Time Radio, vintage radio shows, the Golden Age of radio, BBC Radio, murder, mystery, drama, comedy, scifi, westerns. ========================================== Wilkie Collins's The Haunted Hotel is a compelling gothic mystery that combines a classic ghost story with a detective-style investigation. The 2012 BBC Radio adaptation follows the original plot, beginning with the ambitious Countess Narona marrying the wealthy Lord Montbarry, who has jilted his kind-hearted fiancée, Agnes Lockwood. Shortly after their marriage, Lord Montbarry dies mysteriously in a Venetian palace that is later converted into a fashionable hotel. Years later, members of Lord Montbarry's family, including Agnes, stay at the newly opened hotel. They are all, in different ways, haunted by unsettling and supernatural occurrences, particularly when staying in the room where Montbarry died. The mystery unfolds as they piece together clues from the ghostly apparitions and chilling events. They ultimately discover a confession from Countess Narona, revealing a complex plot of murder and insurance fraud orchestrated by her and her brother. The resolution reveals the fate of the missing courier and the gruesome details of Montbarry's death, bringing justice to the deceased and allowing Agnes and Lord Montbarry's brother, Henry Westwick, to find happiness.