Episode 2

Episode 1

London couple Eve and Gabe move to the north of the country with their daughters in an effort to get over the disappearance of their son a year earlier. They move into Crickley Hall, where it is hoped the change of scenery will give Eve a little comfort. Before long though, strange things begin to happen. Meanwhile, in 1943, Nancy starts work as a tutor at the Crickley Hall orphanage. She soon becomes concerned for their welfare and suspicious about the strange manager Augustus Cribben.

In the present day, after the continued disturbances at Crickley Hall, Eve looks for answers. She talks to the Vicar, Percy and to psychic Lili Peel. Lili is not happy about returning to Crickley Hall, having had some previous unsettling experiences there. Gabe discovers Cribben's punishment book hidden in the cupboard by the stairs and is shocked by what he finds out. Back in 1943, Percy is sent off to war while Nancy continues to look into the goings on at Crickley. She attempts to find out more about the mysterious Augustus Cribben.

Episode 3

In the present day, Eve gets some new information from Lili about her son Cam and decides to call the police. Gabe makes her way to London to talks to the police, while Eve and the girls are left with Gordon. When a wild storm rages outside, it becomes evident that Cribben's plan to find one final child means everybody's lives are in danger at Crickley Hall. Back in 1943, Percy returns from the war to discover that Nancy has gone and he refuses to believe his mother's claims that Nancy left out of shame, and vows to take up her fight against the orphan abuse at Crickley Hall.

The Secret of Crickley Hall

United Kingdom

BBC One

Chilling ghost story adapted from James Herbert's novel, telling both the story of the modern day haunting of a troubled family and the dark events buried in their new home's past.

The Secret of Crickley Hall

2012 Drama, Horror, Mystery