The BBC has confirmed today that The Living and the Dead won’t be returning for a second season. Starring Colin Morgan (Merlin, Humans) and Charlotte Spencer (Glue), the supernatural drama debuted on BBC iPlayer in June and concluded on BBC One last month. A BBC spokesperson told DS: “We are very proud of The Living and the Dead and would like … >
BBC One’s supernatural drama came to an end with a clever finale that finally provided some answers to the haunting of Nathan Appleby. Choosing to begin in the present, rather than the Somerset village of Shepzoy in 1894, we followed the story of Nathan’s ghost Lara (Chloe Pirrie, star of The Game & War and … >
BBC One’s The Living and the Dead is a new supernatural drama from the creators of Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes. Directed by Alice Troughton (Merlin, In the Flesh), the six-part series stars Colin Morgan (Merlin, Humans) and Charlotte Spencer (Glue). Episode 1 Tuesday 28 June 2016, 9pm > Read our review. Somerset 1894. When a pioneering … >
In the penultimate episode of the BBC’s spooky period drama, the village was besieged by the ghosts of a bloody Civil War atrocity. Yes, wouldn’t you know it, on top of all the other dark incidents in its past, it seems Shepzoy was the site of a bloody massacre too; Roundhead troops stormed the village … >
The creator of BBC One’s The Living And The Dead has provided an update on the possibility of a second season. Starring Colin Morgan (Merlin, Humans) and Charlotte Spencer (Glue), all six episodes of the supernatural drama debuted on BBC iPlayer last month and are currently airing on Tuesday nights on BBC One. > Read our 5-star review of the first episode. Asked … >
Taking us from the village into the nearby forest, this week’s episode plays on our expectations and provides a thoroughly a rotten harvest time for the residents of Shepzoy. After his attempt at a witch ducking last time, in a misguided attempt to prove the wheat harvest had been cursed, Jack Langtree (Joel Gilman) was … >
Even scarier than the first two episodes, this third instalment of BBC One’s new supernatural drama surrounds the actions of a troubled lad and the all important harvest on which the village of Shepzoy depends. Thanks to a helpful pre-credits catch up, as Nathan (Colin Morgan) strolls across his wheat field, we are reminded that … >
With the shadow of John’s death still looming over the farm, the second episode of BBC One’s new supernatural drama deals with the long forgotten sins of the Appleby family. At the request of Nathan, railway surveyors are test blowing the land to see if it might sustain a branch line, vital to the farm’s … >
BBC One has released a clip from the next episode of Merlin star Colin Morgan’s new supernatural drama series, The Living and the Dead. All six episodes are already available to watch now as a box set on BBC iPlayer and Episode 2 airs at 9pm on Tuesday 5 July on BBC One. In this clip, Nathan wants to help when a young worker … >
We’ve had lots of fans of BBC One’s new supernatural drama The Living and the Dead asking who the haunting theme music which plays over the equally spooky title sequence is by. Director Alice Troughton (Merlin, In the Flesh) has kindly informed CultBox that the track is called ‘A Lyke Wake Dirge’. It’s arranged and performed by The Insects, with vocals from Howling’ Lord. The … >