The Living and the Dead ( TV series ) - wikipedia The Living and the Dead ( TV series ) The Living and the Dead Genre Horror Drama Created by Ashley Pharoah Directed by Alice Troughton Sam Donovan Starring Colin Morgan Charlotte Spencer Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 6 Production Executive producer ( s ) Ashley Pharoah Faith Penhale Katie McAleese Producer ( s ) Eliza Mellor Production location ( s ) Gloucestershire, England Cinematography Matt Gray Suzie Lavelle Running time 60 minutes Production company ( s ) BBC America BBC Cymru Wales Monastic Productions Lookout Point Ltd. Release Original network BBC One BBC America Picture format 16 : 9 1080i Audio format Stereo Original release 28 June ( 2016 - 06 - 28 ) -- 2 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 02 ) The Living and the Dead is a British supernatural horror television miniseries created by Ashley Pharoah. The plot revolves around Nathan Appleby ( played by Colin Morgan ) and his wife, Charlotte Appleby ( played by Charlotte Spencer ), whose farm is believed to be at the centre of numerous supernatural occurrences. Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Main cast 1.2 Supporting cast 2 Production 2.1 Development 2.2 Casting 2.3 Filming 2.4 Music 3 Episodes 3.1 Series 1 ( 2016 ) 4 References 5 External links Cast Main cast Colin Morgan as Nathan Appleby, a pioneering Victorian psychologist who moves to his family 's estate in Somerset and encounters disturbing events Charlotte Spencer as Charlotte Appleby, a pioneering photographer who accompanies her husband to try to turn the farm 's fortunes around Nicholas Woodeson as Reverend Matthew Denning Supporting cast Isaac Andrews as Charlie Thatcher Elizabeth Berrington as Maud Hare Sarah Counsell Lizzie Merrifield Robert Emms as Peter Hare Amber Fernée as Bathsheba Thatcher Joel Gillman as Jack Langtree Tallulah Haddon as Harriet Denning Kerrie Hayes as Gwen Pearce Liam McMahon as Tinker David Oakes as William Payne Marianne Oldham as Mary Denning Harry Peacock as Smith Chloe Pirrie as Lara Pooky Quesnel as Agnes Thatcher Malcolm Storry as Gideon Langtree Steve Oram as John Roebuck Production Development The series was created by Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes co-creator Ashley Pharoah. Pharoah 's creative partner Matthew Graham was initially attached to the series, but withdrew prior to its production to work on Childhood 's End for SyFy. The series is directed by Alice Troughton and Sam Donovan. Casting On 5 June 2015, Colin Morgan and Charlotte Spencer were announced to join the cast. Filming The Living and the Dead production is based in the Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol, England. and at Horton Court in Gloucestershire. The six - part BBC One TV Series began rehearsals on 29 July 2015, and shooting commenced in the West Country on 3 August 2015, with an official announcement about the series on 7 August 2015. Filming concluded on 18 December 2015. On 12 August 2016, BBC had officially stated that the series would not be renewed for a second series. Music Bristol - based duo The Insects were commissioned to write the score for the series. The first episode features the traditional song `` She Moved Through the Fair '' sung by Elizabeth Fraser, plus the Anglican hymn `` Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise '' at the ploughman 's funeral. Another recurring song is `` The Reaper 's Ghost '', composed by Richard Dyer - Bennet in 1935. Episodes Series 1 ( 2016 ) No. overall Episode Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( millions ) Episode 1 Alice Troughton Ashley Pharoah 28 June 2016 ( 2016 - 06 - 28 ) 3.99 In 1894, Nathan Appleby and his wife Charlotte return to the family farm after his mother 's death. A teenage girl is possessed by the ghost of an evil local man who died without being baptised. Episode 2 Alice Troughton Ashley Pharoah 5 July 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 05 ) N / A A young boy is haunted by the ghosts of five workhouse orphans who suffocated years earlier in an accident in the tin mine owned by Appleby 's grandfather. Episode 3 Alice Troughton Ashley Pharoah & Simon Tyrrell 12 July 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 12 ) N / A An outbreak of black beetles and a storm threaten the wheat harvest. A schizophrenic young man receives instructions to kill his mother from the ghost of a wise woman drowned as a witch in 1861. Episode 4 Sam Donovan Ashley Pharoah & Robert Murphy 19 July 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 19 ) N / A Appleby 's farm machinery is sabotaged by a fugitive former employee with a grudge. The restless spirit of a murdered girl returns to expose her killer, the village schoolmistress. 5 Episode 5 Sam Donovan Peter McKenna 26 July 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 26 ) N / A The villagers celebrate Halloween. The ghosts of Roundhead troops appear on the anniversary of a bloody English Civil War battle. 6 Episode 6 Sam Donovan Simon Tyrrell 2 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 02 ) N / A The ghostly apparitions in the village and Appleby 's growing insanity are revealed to be the result of meddling by his great great granddaughter, a 21st century paranormal investigator haunted by the restless spirit of Appleby 's drowned son. References Jump up ^ `` BBC One announces new supernatural drama series, The Living And The Dead ''. Retrieved 5 June 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Colin Morgan and Charlotte Spencer set to thrill in new supernatural BBC One drama The Living And The Dead ''. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Isaac Andrews - Hamilton Hodell - CV ''. Retrieved 7 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Sarah Counsell : CV ''. Retrieved 30 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Robert Emms CV ''. Retrieved 9 November 2015. Jump up ^ `` Joel Gillman : CV ''. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Spotlight : Liam McMahon ''. Retrieved 10 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Spotlight : David Oakes ''. Retrieved 10 November 2015. Jump up ^ `` Phoebe Fox leads in Life In Squares for BBC Two ''. Retrieved 27 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` Spotlight : Harry Peacock ''. Retrieved 7 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Pooky Quesnell : CV ''. Retrieved 30 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Malcolm Storry : CV ''. Retrieved 27 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Steve Oram : IMDB ''. Retrieved 21 August 2015. Jump up ^ Usman Mullan ( 29 June 2016 ). `` The Living and the Dead : Ashley Pharoah on the Writing Process ''. Retrieved 14 February 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` BBC Press Official Twitter ''. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Location Guide ''. Retrieved 26 August 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Telegraph ''. Retrieved 23 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Alice Troughton Official Twitter ''. Retrieved 29 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` BBC The Living and the Dead Twitter Fan account ''. Retrieved 3 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Casting Weekly ''. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Jump up ^ Tim Bennett ( 15 June 2016 ). `` The Living and the Dead ''. The Insects. Retrieved 25 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Living and The Dead ''. Tumblr. Retrieved 25 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Music from The Living and the Dead ''. What Lies Beneath, Should Be Left Beneath. Tumblr. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016. Jump up ^ Paul O. Jenkins ( 2010 ). Richard Dyer - Bennet : The Last Minstrel. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978 - 1 - 6047 - 3360 - 0. External links The Living and the Dead on IMDb The Living and the Dead on BBC 1 Scripts for Season 1 Interview with Ashley Pharoah by Montse Bru Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Living_and_the_Dead_(TV_series)&oldid=853041615 '' Categories : 2016 British television programme debuts 2016 British television programme endings 2010s British drama television series 1894 in fiction Television series set in the 1890s Television shows set in Somerset English - language television programs BBC Cymru Wales television programmes BBC television dramas British television miniseries British horror fiction television series Period television series Occult detective fiction Ghosts in television 2010s British horror television series Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from October 2016 Use British English from October 2016 All articles lacking reliable references Articles lacking reliable references from January 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 2 August 2018, at 01 : 39 ( UTC ). 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Question: where is the living and the dead filmed
Answer: Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol, England