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BBC Orders The Witch Farm as Four-Part Drama From Danny Robins

The commission signals the BBC’s bet on paranormal podcast storytelling for a Wales-based series with global reach.

Overview

  • The BBC has greenlit a TV adaptation of Danny Robins’ hit podcast The Witch Farm as a four-part supernatural thriller starring Gabrielle Creevy and Michael Socha.
  • Danny Robins writes and creates the series, Stacey Gregg directs, and Mammoth Screen produces with Megan Ott as producer.
  • The story is set in South Wales in 1989, following Bill and Liz Rich at the remote Heol Fanog farmhouse as unsettling events mount after a traumatic home birth.
  • The series draws on real accounts tied to the Rich family and local lore, though the TV version will change or invent details for dramatic effect.
  • Filming is due to start soon in Wales, Creative Wales has provided funding, ITV Studios will handle international distribution, and a broadcast date has not been announced.