The Living and the Dead2016
“What lies beneath should be left beneath.”
Created by Ashley Pharoah, Matthew Graham
🏆 4 nominations
The premise
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?
Horror Vault's take
Set against the mist-laden Somerset countryside of 1894, this BBC miniseries follows a progressive Victorian psychologist who arrives at his ancestral farm with his young wife, only to find the local community plagued by a series of deeply disturbing episodes. His rational, scientific mind is put to the test as the cases mount and the boundary between psychological explanation and genuine supernatural menace grows dangerously thin. Steeped in period atmosphere and anchored by committed performances, the show builds a creeping, persistent dread that lingers long after each episode ends.
Content: Themes Of Grief And Bereavement, Disturbing Psychological Content, Paranormal Horror Sequences
Episode Guide
S1.E1 · Episode 1Premiere7.8Jun 28, 2016 · 60 min · Dir: Alice Troughton
It is Somerset 1894 and after 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.
S1.E2 · Episode 26.8Jul 5, 2016 · 60 min · Dir: Alice Troughton
After a young boy is disturbed by some terrifying visions, Nathan attempts to do everything he can to protect him. Nathan has been having visions of this own though and he could be on the edge of madness.
S1.E3 · Episode 38.5Jul 12, 2016 · 60 min · Dir: Alice Troughton
The farm and its future are under threat and Nathan and Charlotte attempt to save their crops and expose the dark secrets of a disturbed young man before he can do even more damage.
S1.E4 · Episode 46.8Jul 19, 2016 · 60 min · Dir: Sam Donovan
When a young woman goes missing, Nathan must race to solve her disappearance.
S1.E5 · Episode 57.0Jul 26, 2016 · 60 min
Nathan descends into madness as the village is haunted by ghosts from the past.
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