The Living and the Dead

2016

The Living and the Dead

7.3 | TV-14 | en | Drama

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?

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Seasons & Episodes

EP6 Episode 6

Aug. 02,2016

The harder Charlotte tries to save Nathan the further he pushes her away.

EP5 Episode 5

Jul. 26,2016

Nathan descends into madness as the village is haunted by ghosts from the past.

EP4 Episode 4

Jul. 19,2016

When a young woman goes missing, Nathan must race to solve her disappearance.

EP3 Episode 3

Jul. 12,2016

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.

EP2 Episode 2

Jul. 05,2016

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.

EP1 Episode 1

Jun. 28,2016

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.

7.3 | TV-14 | en | Drama | More Info

Released: 2016-06-28 | Released Producted By: BBC Cymru Wales , Lookout Point Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03wv2rl

Synopsis

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Cast

Colin Morgan , Charlotte Spencer , David Oakes

Director

Matt Gray

Producted By

BBC Cymru Wales , Lookout Point

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Reviews

BitterBrownSugar The story at the beginning like a simmer fire to narrate in detail. Audiences should has patient to taste it. Every detail is matter and hinted the clues for the ending. Especially the ending twist is surprising. The writer,Ashley Pharoah, is brilliant. Every scene has been arranged like painting on canvas, beautiful and natural. Not to mention each actor acting in place. Colin Morgan as Nathan Appleby is a pioneer psychologist who is carrying the pain inside deeply by losing his son. It's a complicated character for him as a big challenge. But Again, he accomplished a perfect job which was so engaged the character and dealing well with this tangle role. Charlotte played his wife also express the delicate feeling to support his husband. Overall the whole crews are connected and played well with sewing a splendid landscape.

vivnista I found the show incredibly disjointed. I was more than happy with the time periods which definitely held my interest but the story lines just did not fit together well. It was all a bit thin for my liking. I did find the acting brilliant and the soundtrack was appropriately eerie but it just wasn't enough. I didn't understand the ending at all, were they on about the first wife and if so how come nobody else had mentioned it?!!! The twist was good but again didn't make sense as in the present day there would be mention of this strange machine found back in the 1800s. All in all if you have nothing better to do then give it a go with low expectation and then you may enjoy it.

Penny Pitts A brilliantly constructed bit of telly showcasing the BBC at it's best. A feast for the eyes with views of the English countryside through the changing seasons. Excellent costume design, most notably for Colin Morgan's character where his clothes reflect his changing mental state. A scary, gripping and clever tale filled with surprising and unexpected twists and turns and a final scene which left me gagging for a sequel. Brilliant soundtrack. Colin Morgan gives a heart wrenchingly good performance as Nathan Appleby and the chemistry between him and screen-wife Charlotte Spencer is wonderful. Cannot recommend this show highly enough and I implore the powers that be to make a second series!

jonnithomas I personally found this captivating and well worth watching.The setting is a lovely location with history oozing thru the storyline. the characters are solid, 3d and fully believable. the directing and background make you believe the story and accept the circumstances.it drags you into the plot and makes you want to know what ever happens next.I cannot recommend this enough.Unlike another critic I felt that the music enhanced the plot and added to the air of mystery.It all becomes explained in the last episode and suddenly it all makes sense.well worth watching.