The Witch Farm BBC cast has expanded with several new additions, as the BBC releases a first look at the four-part horror series set in the Welsh countryside. Jeremy Swift, Roger Evans, and Edward Holcroft are among the names joining leads Michael Socha and Gabrielle Creevy in the production.
What is The Witch Farm about?
According to the official Instagram announcement, the story is set in South Wales in 1989 and follows Bill and Liz Rich, a couple who leave London for Heol Fanog, a remote farmhouse in the foothills of the Brecon Beacons, with their teenage son Jonathan. What begins as a fresh start quickly turns unsettling.
The official synopsis describes a ‘steady escalation of the chillingly uncanny, unexplained disturbances and an unsettling sense that they are not alone.’ As Bill and Liz begin to investigate, the house pulls them deeper into a history that refuses to stay buried. The series promises to test ‘the limits of trust, belief, and what they’re willing to deny in order to survive.’
The miniseries is inspired by first-hand accounts, theories and real events explored in a BBC podcast of the same name, created by writer Danny Robins. Robins is also behind Uncanny and The Battersea Poltergeist, as well as the stage production 2:22 A Ghost Story, which is credited on screen here.
The Witch Farm BBC cast in full
Socha and Creevy lead as Bill and Liz, the couple at the centre of the mystery. Joining them is Jeremy Swift, who audiences will recognise from Ted Lasso and Downton Abbey. Roger Evans, known for The Capture, and Edward Holcroft, from Industry, are also on board.
Lewin Lloyd, Sian Gibson, and Robert Pugh round out the ensemble. Gibson is known for Peter Kay’s Car Share, while Pugh appeared in Game of Thrones. The cast spans a broad range of British television, giving the production a strong ensemble feel across its four episodes.
Director Stacey Gregg is leading the project behind the camera.
Robins has spoken enthusiastically about the transition from audio to screen. ‘Making the original podcast series of The Witch Farm was an exciting, thrill-ride in itself,’ he said, ‘finding a real-life case that (just maybe) comes close to answering that biggest of all questions, “do ghosts exist?”‘
He continued: ‘Now things are getting even more exciting, as we evolve the story into a TV drama with this fantastic cast and the brilliant director Stacey Gregg. Get ready for a supernatural thriller that plays out as the most deliciously dark detective story, an emotional rollercoaster that will have you gripped, moved and spine-tingled. I can’t wait to spook you out.’
For Robins, the material is familiar territory. His body of work spans some of British audio’s best-known supernatural productions: the Instagram announcement notes his credits include Uncanny, The Battersea Poltergeist, and 2:22 A Ghost Story, a track record that suggests he is well-placed to translate the eerie atmosphere of the original podcast into a fully realised television drama. The Brecon Beacons setting, with its remote farmland and atmospheric Welsh landscape, gives the story a specific, grounded geography that should come through on screen.
The BBC has not yet announced a release date for The Witch Farm. The original Digital Spy report confirms the first-look images have now been shared, giving audiences their clearest indication yet of the tone the production is aiming for: bleak, intimate, and unsettling in equal measure.
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