The Living and the Dead
“What lies beneath should be left beneath.”
About
Somerset 1894. When a pioneering Victorian psychologist brings his vivacious young wife to live on his family's estate, he is confronted by one disturbing case after another. Are these strange events linked merely by coincidence, or is there something more sinister - more supernatural - going on at Shepzoy?
Cast
Colin Morgan
as Nathan Appleby
Charlotte Spencer
as Charlotte Appleby
David Oakes
as William Payne
Chloe Pirrie
as Lara
Pooky Quesnel
as Agnes
Robert Emms
as Peter
Joel Gillman
as Jack
Sarah Counsell
as Lizzie Merrifield
Malcolm Storry
as Gideon
Harry Peacock
as Smith
Isaac Andrews
as Charlie
Nicholas Woodeson
as Reverend Matthew Denning
Kerrie Hayes
as Gwen Pearce
Tallulah Haddon
as Harriet Denning
Marianne Oldham
as Mary Denning
Elizabeth Berrington
as Maud Hare
Amber Fernée
as Bathsheba
Ben Fox
as Simon Merrifield
Fiona O'Shaughnessy
as Martha Ederby
Steve Oram
as John Roebuck
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
Episode 1
It is Somerset 1894 and after a pioneering Victorian psychologist brings his vivacious young wife to live on his family's estate, he is confronted by one disturbing case after another.
Episode 2
After a young boy is disturbed by some terrifying visions, Nathan attempts to do everything he can to protect him. Nathan has been having visions of this own though and he could be on the edge of madness.
Episode 3
The farm and its future are under threat and Nathan and Charlotte attempt to save their crops and expose the dark secrets of a disturbed young man before he can do even more damage.
Episode 4
When a young woman goes missing, Nathan must race to solve her disappearance.
Episode 5
Nathan descends into madness as the village is haunted by ghosts from the past.
Episode 6
The harder Charlotte tries to save Nathan the further he pushes her away.
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