The supernatural miniseries The Enfield Haunting will kick off its three night premiere on October 9, 2015 at 10pm ET/PT. The miniseries is based on a real events and was directed by The Killing‘s Kristoffer Nyholm from a script by Sweeney Todd‘s Joshua St. Johnston, who adapted This House is Haunted by Guy Lyon Playfair for the three-part miniseries. The book and miniseries focus on the “most documented account of poltergeist activity in British history.”
The cast of The Enfield Haunting is led by Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, and Matthew Macfadyen, and features Elliot Kerley, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Rosie Cavaliero, and Fern Deacon. Adrian Sturges, Jamie Campbell, Joel Wilson, and Cameron Roach executive produce.
The Plot: BAFTA winner Matthew Macfadyen portrays Guy Lyon Playfair, an experienced investigator who approaches the case with skepticism. Following a personal tragedy, Maurice (Spall) is drawn to the house in Enfield after disturbing reports of a desperate family terrorized by malevolent unseen forces. Working together to get to the heart of the supernatural happenings, Maurice and Guy find that they cannot save the tortured family without first coming to terms with their own demons.
