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The Living and the Dead

  • TV Series
  • 2016
  • TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.1K
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The Living and the Dead (2016)
A brilliant young couple inherit the farm and are determined to start a new life together. But their presence in this isolated corner of England starts to unleash strange, unsettling and dangerous supernatural phenomena that will start to threaten their marriage.
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When a young couple inherit a farm, they are determined to turn it into a success, but strange supernatural forces soon intervene, threatening their marriage and their lives.When a young couple inherit a farm, they are determined to turn it into a success, but strange supernatural forces soon intervene, threatening their marriage and their lives.When a young couple inherit a farm, they are determined to turn it into a success, but strange supernatural forces soon intervene, threatening their marriage and their lives.

  • Creator
    • Ashley Pharoah
  • Stars
    • Colin Morgan
    • Charlotte Spencer
    • Malcolm Storry
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    4.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Ashley Pharoah
    • Stars
      • Colin Morgan
      • Charlotte Spencer
      • Malcolm Storry
    • 45User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Colin Morgan
    Colin Morgan
    • Nathan Appleby
    • 2016
    Charlotte Spencer
    Charlotte Spencer
    • Charlotte Appleby
    • 2016
    Malcolm Storry
    Malcolm Storry
    • Gideon Langtree
    • 2016
    Kerrie Hayes
    Kerrie Hayes
    • Gwen Pearce
    • 2016
    Nicholas Woodeson
    Nicholas Woodeson
    • Matthew Denning
    • 2016
    Tallulah Haddon
    • Harriet Denning…
    • 2016
    Elizabeth Berrington
    Elizabeth Berrington
    • Maud Hare
    • 2016
    Chloe Pirrie
    Chloe Pirrie
    • Lara
    • 2016
    Joel Gillman
    Joel Gillman
    • Jack Langtree
    • 2016
    Marianne Oldham
    Marianne Oldham
    • Mary Denning
    • 2016
    Amber Fernée
    Amber Fernée
    • Bathsheba…
    • 2016
    Pooky Quesnel
    Pooky Quesnel
    • Agnes Thatcher
    • 2016
    Ben Fox
    Ben Fox
    • Simon Merrifield
    • 2016
    Sarah Counsell
    • Lizzie Merrifield
    • 2016
    David Oakes
    David Oakes
    • William Payne
    • 2016
    Harry Peacock
    Harry Peacock
    • Smith
    • 2016
    Isaac Andrews
    Isaac Andrews
    • Charlie Thatcher
    • 2016
    Fiona O'Shaughnessy
    Fiona O'Shaughnessy
    • Martha Ederby…
    • 2016
    • Creator
      • Ashley Pharoah
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews45

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    9jonnithomas

    Fully recommended and a wonderful drama

    I personally found this captivating and well worth watching.

    The setting is a lovely location with history oozing thru the storyline. the characters are solid, 3d and fully believable. the directing and background make you believe the story and accept the circumstances.

    it drags you into the plot and makes you want to know what ever happens next.

    I cannot recommend this enough.

    Unlike another critic I felt that the music enhanced the plot and added to the air of mystery.

    It all becomes explained in the last episode and suddenly it all makes sense.

    well worth watching.
    Kirpianuscus

    special

    It is beautiful. Just beautiful Gothic story, served by impecable acting, inspired atmosphere, great care for details, haunting theme. A couple, a farm,possesed children and shadows of past, old stories, the effort to save the other and himself and beautiful love story. Short, just impressive.
    10pittspenelope

    Spooky, atmospheric and with a clever twist.

    A brilliantly constructed bit of telly showcasing the BBC at it's best. A feast for the eyes with views of the English countryside through the changing seasons. Excellent costume design, most notably for Colin Morgan's character where his clothes reflect his changing mental state. A scary, gripping and clever tale filled with surprising and unexpected twists and turns and a final scene which left me gagging for a sequel. Brilliant soundtrack. Colin Morgan gives a heart wrenchingly good performance as Nathan Appleby and the chemistry between him and screen-wife Charlotte Spencer is wonderful. Cannot recommend this show highly enough and I implore the powers that be to make a second series!
    10zahrazainy

    Beautiful plot

    The series is beyond words, truly another one of BBC's fine works. The plot is something that I have never encountered before, with its elegant and swift twists. The characters are absolutely lovely, and watching the character development flow is simply beautiful. The series take on paranormal is genius. It is nothing like being afraid of the beast under the bed, or the creature that lingers within the shadows. It is almost like a dreadful feeling of a living being stalking behind you, or eyes that follow you in a painting; and that's what managed to capture me in joining Naethan's journey. The concept of time between the living and the dead is very thoughtful. It allows the viewers to question themselves, "is time real?" and that's the beautiful thing about this show. It gives everyone something to ponder at night, staring into the ceiling with questions that have no right answer. Of course, I must mention the unique dark misgivings that invade the village. It is very interesting to watch how everyone copes with the hectic difficulty, especially Naethan. His struggle with trying to separate the blended lines can be frustrating for a viewer, but that's the whole point I think. You know a show is good when you have a love-hate relationship with it, and all you wanna do is smack the protagonist in the head, then point them in the right direction. All I can say is that it has potential, and hopefully the writers don't waste it.
    7SnoopyStyle

    interesting BBC show

    It's 1894 Somerset, England. Pioneering Victorian psychologist Nathan Appleby with his wife Charlotte return home to visit his sick mother. When she dies, Nathan inherits the estate's farm. Charlotte tries to inject new thinking into the farm work but she is opposed by the locals. One night, Nathan finds local girl Harriet in a trance and waist-deep in the lake. He sees it as a psychological disturbance and the locals' fears as superstitions but dark forces may be abound.

    This is an interesting BBC show. It's 6 episodes. It is obviously planning to continue but got canceled after the first series. I really like the old rural Britain society and the conflict between modern science and old superstitions. The show transitions into the modern world in the last episode and it's a little jarring. It almost feels like a different show. The book of light is a fun term but I don't really like the modern story of that last episode. It may work better if the modern day story is presented right from the beginning of the show.

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      The title sequence uses frames from Stan Brakhage's camera-less collage film Mothlight.

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 2016 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Живые и мёртвые
    • Filming locations
      • St. James the Elder Church, Horton, Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, England, UK(church interiors, exteriors and churchyard)
    • Production companies
      • BBC Cymru Wales
      • Monastic Productions
      • BBC America
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