THE WITCH FARM: FIRST LOOK, CLIP RELEASED AND LAUNCH DATE CONFIRMED FOR NEW BBC DRAMA
The BBC has confirmed the premiere date for its haunting new drama The Witch Farm, a ghost story and mystery filmed and set in the Welsh countryside, alongside the first clip from the series.
Starring Gabrielle Creevy (The Guest, Black Doves), and Michael Socha (The Cage, Showtrial), The Witch Farm is written by Danny Robins – creator of hit BBC paranormal podcast and TV series Uncanny, docu-drama podcast The Battersea Poltergeist and the West End play turned global phenomenon 2:22 - A Ghost Story.
The clip teases unsettling events in the four-part series, set in the South Wales in 1989. Bill (Socha), Liz (Creevy) and their teenage son Jonathan (Lloyd) leave London for Heol Fanog, a remote modern farmhouse in the foothills of the Brecon Beacons, determined to make a fresh start.
At first, the isolation feels like freedom. But when frightening, inexplicable things begin to happen around the house and a strange figure begins to appear, the family starts to feel increasingly scared. What follows is a steady escalation of the chillingly uncanny - unexplained disturbances and an unsettling sense that they are not alone.
As Bill and Liz begin to investigate, the house draws them deeper into a history that refuses to stay buried. And as the land yields its secrets, so too does their marriage - testing the limits of trust, belief, and what they’re willing to deny in order to survive.
The Witch Farm also stars Lewin Lloyd (His Dark Materials), Sian Gibson (The Power of Parker, Peter Kay's Car Share), Robert Pugh (Game of Thrones, The Tuckers), Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso, Downton Abbey), Edward Holcroft (Industry, The Agency), Suzanne Packer (Casualty, The Bay), Roger Evans (Northern Lights, House of the Dragon) and more.
Writer, creator and executive producer, Danny Robins says: “Making the original podcast series of The Witch Farm was an exciting, thrill-ride in itself - finding a real-life case that - just maybe - comes close to answering that biggest of all questions, ‘do ghosts exist?’. Now things are getting even more exciting, as we evolve the story into a TV drama with this fantastic cast and the brilliant director Stacey Gregg. Get ready for a supernatural thriller that plays out as the most deliciously dark detective story - an emotional rollercoaster that will have you gripped, moved and spine-tingled. I can't wait to spook you out."
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, says: “Taking BBC Drama viewers into the hugely popular world of Danny’s podcasts for the first time is incredibly exciting, and in Gabrielle and Michael we have the perfect leads. Whether you're already a fan of Danny's work or are coming to the story of The Witch Farm for the first time, be prepared for some scares!"
James Gandhi, executive producer for Mammoth Screen, says: “We’re absolutely thrilled to be bringing Danny Robins’s The Witch Farm to the screen. Danny is a master storyteller, and we hope this will thrill and terrify the BBC audience. We couldn’t be happier to have Stacey Gregg directing, and Gabrielle and Michael leading the cast!”
The first two episodes of The Witch Farm will be available on BBC iPlayer from 6am Sunday 22 November, with episodes one and two airing at 9pm on BBC One and BBC One Wales on Sunday 22 and Monday 23 November, respectively.
