The Living and the Dead Season 1 premieres two weeks early on BBC iPlayer on June 17, 2016, ahead of its BBC One premiere on 28 June from 9pm to 10pm. In the US, The Living and the Dead is scheduled to premiere its first and only season October 27, 2016 on BBC America.
Somerset 1894. When a pioneering Victorian psychologist brings his vivacious young wife to live on his family’s estate, he is confronted by one disturbing case after another. Are these strange events linked merely by coincidence, or is there something more sinister – more supernatural – going on at Shepzoy?
When the death of his mother brings Nathan Appleby (Colin Morgan) and his vivacious young wife Charlotte (Charlotte Spencer) back to the family estate, they must turn the farm’s fortunes around – or risk ruin and the devastation of the local community. Though the farm and its future demand their attention, when a vulnerable teenage girl is brought to Nathan, seemingly possessed by a terrifying spirit, he cannot leave her to suffer.
A pioneering doctor, Nathan has worked at the forefront of the emerging science of psychology and is an expert in mapping the dark places of the mind. He believes there is always a rational or scientific explanation to be found for life’s mysteries; though Harriet’s case is disturbing, he must use every psychological technique he has to find a way to cure her, to free her from this terrible burden.
But what if Nathan is wrong, and it isn’t an illness of the mind? Could Harriet actually be haunted?
Written by Ashley Pharoah, directed by Alice Troughton, produced by Eliza Mellor.
Pictured: Charlotte Appleby (Charlotte Spencer) Nathan Appleby (Colin Morgan) [BBC]
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