The film stars the voices of Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Freddie Highmore, Emily Carey, Imelda Staunton, Toby Jones, Miranda Hart, David Harewood, and Meera Syal.

[1][2][3] Sir Simon de Canterville has been haunting the grounds of his country estate for more than 300 years, driving the fear into anyone daring to occupy his manor.

When he sees the locket hanging around Virginia's neck and she confronts him, Sir Simon vehemently denies the alleged murder, stating that Elenore's death was an accident and he couldn't save her because he was snagged by a nearby rosebush.

The following winter, Virginia meets Reverend Chasuble and his wife Algernean Van Finchley, an overenthusiastic ghost hunter intent on capturing Sir Simon.

While the Otises have come to somewhat accept the ghost's presence, his antics imperil their prospects at building profitable relations with members of the English high society at an upcoming banquet which Hiram wants to host in the manor.

While Kent and Louis try to run interference, Virginia joins Sir Simon in his death cell, where she finds a picture of the walled garden bearing a plaque with the prophecy.

Reentering the garden, they find Sir Simon's petrified form; as Virginia cries for him, she inadvertently fulfills the prophecy, freeing him.