EXCLUSIVE: The Witch Farm, the hit paranormal podcast from Danny Robins, is to be tailored right into a BBC drama collection.
The British broadcaster has greenlit a four-part collection of the identical title from The Forsytes producer Mammoth Display, with Gabrielle Creevy (Black Doves) and Michael Socha (Showtrial) forged as leads.
Robins, whose Uncanny podcast collection topped BBC Sounds’ listening charts final 12 months, has written the collection, having beforehand created the West Finish stage present 2:22 – A Ghost Story.
Right here’s The Witch Farm‘s logline: “South Wales, 1989. Invoice and Liz Wealthy depart London for Heol Fanog, a distant trendy farmhouse within the foothills of the Brecon Beacons, decided to make a recent begin. At first, the isolation seems like freedom. However when, within the midst of a traumatic residence start, Liz turns into satisfied she’s seen a ghostly determine within the bed room, they begin to really feel more and more afraid.
“What follows is a gentle escalation of the chillingly uncanny – unexplained disturbances and an unsettling sense that they don’t seem to be alone. As Invoice and Liz start to analyze, the home attracts them deeper right into a historical past that refuses to remain buried. And because the land yields its secrets and techniques, so too does their marriage – testing the bounds of belief, perception, and what they’re keen to disclaim to outlive.”
The Witch Farm is impressed by the true occasions, theories, and witness accounts, however the BBC collection will create or change some parts of the story for dramatic functions. Filming is because of start quickly.
Robins stated: “Prepare for a supernatural thriller that performs out as probably the most deliciously darkish detective story — an emotional rollercoaster that may have you ever gripped, moved and spine-tingled. I can’t wait to spook you out.”
Lindsay Salt, BBC director of drama, stated: “Taking BBC drama viewers into the massively fashionable world of Danny’s podcasts for the primary time is extremely thrilling, and in Gabrielle and Michael we have now the proper leads. Whether or not you’re already a fan of Danny’s work or are coming to the story of The Witch Farm for the primary time, be ready for some scares.”
The Witch Farm is written and created by Robins, directed by Stacey Gregg (Unhealthy Sisters), and produced by Megan Ott. The chief producers are Simon Barnard, Gregg and Robins; James Gandhi and Damien Timmer for Mammoth Display; and Nawfal Faizullah and Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC.
Mammoth’s inventive director Rebecca Keane has overseen the event of the collection. The Welsh Authorities has supplied extra funding by way of Artistic Wales. The collection can be produced in affiliation with and distributed internationally by ITV Studios.
The unique podcast was a Bafflegab and Uncanny Media manufacturing for BBC Radio 4. Joseph Fiennes and Alexandra Roach starred within the podcast.
