DOWNTON Abbey and Coronation Street stars are set to haunt the stage in Poole. The Lighthouse Poole will see a six day run of the Charles Dickens’ adapted thriller, The Haunting.

Among the cast will be David Robb, renowned for his role as Dr Clarkson in ITV’s Downton Abbey and James Macdonald in Monarch of the Glen.

James Roache, son of actor Bill Roache, has previously starred alongside his father in Coronation Street, will also hit the stage.

The tale will follow the misfortune of two men, who find themselves amid a series of mysterious events in a derelict mansion. The show begins on Monday, October 8 and runs through to Saturday, October 13.