The Secret of Crickley Hall 

A year after their son goes missing, a family moves to Crickley Hall. When supernatural events begin to take place, Eve feels the house is somehow connected to her lost son.

Stars:

Suranne Jones, Tom Ellis, Douglas Henshall

Cast

Series cast summary:
Suranne Jones	...	Eve Caleigh 3 episodes, 2012
Tom Ellis	...	Gabe Caleigh 3 episodes, 2012
Douglas Henshall	...	Augustus Cribben 3 episodes, 2012
David Warner	...	Percy Judd 3 episodes, 2012
Sarah Smart	...	Magda Cribben 3 episodes, 2012
Iain De Caestecker	...	Young Percy 3 episodes, 2012
Olivia Cooke	...	Nancy Linnet 3 episodes, 2012
Maisie Williams	...	Loren Caleigh 3 episodes, 2012
Bill Milner	...	Maurice Stafford 3 episodes, 2012
Pixie Davies	...	Cally Caleigh 3 episodes, 2012
Kian Parsiani	...	Stefan Rosenbaum 3 episodes, 2012
Fern Deacon	...	Susan Trainer 3 episodes, 2012
Susan Lynch	...	Lili Peel 2 episodes, 2012
Donald Sumpter	...	Gordon Pyke 2 episodes, 2012
Craig Parkinson	...	Reverend Horace 2 episodes, 2012
Julia Ford	...	Irene Judd 2 episodes, 2012
Nicholas Sidi	...	Reverend Andrew 2 episodes, 2012
Elliot Kerley	...	Cam Caleigh 2 episodes, 2012
Shannon Beer	...	Bully 2 episodes, 2012

Storyline

2012: Nearly a year after their son goes missing, Londoners Gabe and Eve Caleigh and their two daughters move to Crickley Hall. Gabe hopes a few months away from the city will help his family heal. But it soon becomes apparent, their new home is haunted. 1943: Crickley Hall is an orphanage run by Augustus Cribben and his sister Magda. The orphans live in terror of the Cribbens, especially Augustus, whose brutality knows no bounds. Nancy, the children's new tutor, is appalled by the abuse and determined to find a way to save them - Can these dark secrets of the past help the Caleighs find their son?

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Plot Keywords:

orphanage | world war two | 1940s | secret | orphan | 

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Taglines:

They came to escape the past, the past had other ideas.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English German

Release Date:

28 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crickley Hallin salaisuus

Filming Locations:

Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Manchester

Technical Specs

Runtime:

59 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sarah Smart (Magda Cribben) & Donald Sumpter (Gordon Pyke) also worked together on Wallander (2008) as Anne-Britt Hoglund & Fredrik Thorson respectively.

User Reviews

Wonderful modern gothic piece

Just found this on Amazon Prime. I'd never heard of it before.

For those sensitive to child abuse (and who isn't) there's a big chance for triggering, here.

But for the rest of the story, and the many mysteries that slowly unravel and unfold, it's just marvelous. Wonderfully cast, filmed, and acted. The pace isn't rapid but it's not tediously slow, either. It is definitely one to be binge-watched in a big 3 hour session, but it's only slightly longer than a full-length film so that shouldn't be too difficult.

Did I mention the wonderful cast?

It's not a high-brow think piece, but it is what it is, and for that it's definitely fun. I really enjoyed it. If you sit back and just decide to enjoy an old-style ghost story with romance and danger and sad, sorrowful events (and just a little bit of redemption and joy), you should have a good time.