Royston Vasey's miserable vicar, the Reverend Bernice Woodall, is in a typically un-festive mood, haunted by a terrible Christmas memory, when three visitors appear at her church, each with their own chilling tale to recall.
Het is Kerstmis in Royston Vasey, het kleine stadje in het noorden waarvan het trotse motto 'Je zult nooit meer weggaan' is...