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Julia Raeside writing for [[The Guardian]] said "This supernatural account of the famous 1970s London poltergeist is packed with genuine thrills and superb performances from a young cast" while Grace Dent writing for [[The Independent]] wrote “The Enfield Haunting's poltergeist was about as scary as a drunk uncle”. |
Julia Raeside writing for [[The Guardian]] said "This supernatural account of the famous 1970s London poltergeist is packed with genuine thrills and superb performances from a young cast" while Grace Dent writing for [[The Independent]] wrote “The Enfield Haunting's poltergeist was about as scary as a drunk uncle”<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/grace-dent-on-tv-the-enfield-hauntings-poltergeist-was-about-as-scary-as-a-drunk-uncle-10235618.html | title=Grace Dent on TV: The Enfield Haunting's poltergeist was about as scary as a drunk uncle - Reviews - TV & Radio | work=The Independent | date=Friday 08 May 2015 | author=Grace Dent}}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 12:50, 4 September 2015
| The Enfield Haunting | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Joshua St Johnston |
| Directed by | Kristoffer Nyholm |
| Starring | Timothy Spall Juliet Stevenson Matthew Macfadyen Rosie Cavaliero Fern Deacon Simon Chandler Sean Francis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jamie Campbell Joel Wilson |
| Producers | Adrian Sturges Kirsten Eller |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky Living |
| Release | 4 May – 17 May 2015 |
The Enfield Haunting is a British drama series which was commissioned by Sky Living and first aired on 4 May 2015. Kristoffer Nyholm, who rose to fame after the hugely popular Danish series, The Killing, directed the new three-parter.[1] The series is based on Guy Lyon Playfair’s book, This House Is Haunted and is about a series of bizarre events around the phenomena known as ‘The Enfield Poltergeist’ that took place at a council house in August 1977-1979.[2] The drama draws upon recordings and witness statements to draw the audience in to the unfolding supernatural events.[3] The series finished on 17 May 2015 after the 3rd and last episode aired.
Characters
Matthew Macfadyen played Guy Lyon Playfair, an experienced but sceptical investigator, while Timothy Spall played Maurice Grosse, a rookie paranormal researcher.[4] BAFTA nominated Juliet Stevenson also joined the cast to play Maurice’s wife Betty Grosse in the hugely anticipated new series.[5]
Cast
- Timothy Spall as Maurice Grosse
- Juliet Stevenson as Betty Grosse
- Matthew Macfadyen as Guy Lyon Playfair
- Rosie Cavaliero as Mrs Hodgson
- Eleanor Worthington Cox as Janet Hodgson
- Fern Deacon as Margaret Hodgson
- Simon Chandler as John Beloff
- Sean Francis as Ray
- Charles Furness as Simon
- Martin Hancock as Tony
- Amanda Lawrence as Lindy Crane
- Neal Barry as John
- Sudha Bhuchar as Head of Psychiatry
- Nigel Boyle as Graham Morris
- Myah Bristow as Girl Patient
- Karen Lewis as Dr. Anita Gregory
- Peter McCabe as Alan Crane
- Tommy McDonnell as Doug Bence
- Steven O'Neill as Psychiatric Doctor
- Susannah Wise as Sylvie
Ratings
The three episodes were the highest rated programmes on Sky Living. The highest rating episode of a programme was the sixth episode of the first series of The Blacklist called “Gina Zanetakos” which aired on October 8, 2013 and garnered 1,197,000 viewers. But it was shattered by the first episode which aired on May 3, 2015 garnered 1,871,000 viewers and the second episode which aired on May 10, 2015 garnered 1,302,000 viewers and the third and final episode which aired in May 17, 2015 garnered 1,262,000 viewers.
Reviews
Julia Raeside writing for The Guardian said "This supernatural account of the famous 1970s London poltergeist is packed with genuine thrills and superb performances from a young cast" while Grace Dent writing for The Independent wrote “The Enfield Haunting's poltergeist was about as scary as a drunk uncle”[6].
References
- ^ Deans, Jason (11 September 2014). "New Sky Living drama The Enfield Haunting to star Timothy Spall". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ Hunt, Debs (11 September 2014). "Cast announced for Sky Living drama, The Enfield Haunting". Inside Media Track. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "'The Enfield Haunting' is nearly here". On The Box. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ Eames, Tom (11 September 2014). "Timothy Spall, Matthew Macfadyen, Juliet Stephenson for The Enfield Haunting". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "The Enfield Haunting". Sky. Sky. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Grace Dent (Friday 08 May 2015). "Grace Dent on TV: The Enfield Haunting's poltergeist was about as scary as a drunk uncle - Reviews - TV & Radio". The Independent.
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