FIRST LOOK The Witch Farm

Danny Robins' new ghost story for BBC One, inspired by his podcast of the same name.

BBC One has released a first look at its new ghost story from Danny Robins, The Witch Farm. The four-part mystery, set in the Welsh countryside, is inspired by first-hand accounts, theories and real events explored in Danny’s original BBC podcast of the same name.

Set in South Wales, 1989, Bill and Liz, played by Michael Socha and Gabrielle Creevy, and their teenage son Jonathan, played by Lewin 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.

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Alongside these first look pictures, further casting has been revealed, including Sian Gibson as Bethan, Jeremy Swift as Eddie Burks, Edward Holcroft as Max and Robert Pugh and Roger Evans.

Made by Mammoth Screen The Witch Farm is written and created by Danny Robins, directed by Stacey Gregg, produced by Megan Ott and executive produced by Simon Barnard, Stacey Gregg and Danny Robins, James Gandhi and Damien Timmer for Mammoth Screen, and Nawfal Faizullah and Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC.

Additional funding support has been provided by the Welsh Government via Creative Wales, the series is produced in association with and distributed internationally by ITV Studios.

The original podcast was a Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4.

The Witch Farm airs soon on BBC One