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Is The Living and the Dead coming back?

The Living and the Dead (2016–2016) — drama · fantasy · horror on BBC iPlayer

The answer: Concluded June 17, 2016.
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Genre
Drama · Fantasy · Horror
Network / streamer
BBC iPlayer
Premiered
June 17, 2016
Ended
June 17, 2016
Runtime
~60 min per episode
TVMaze rating
7.6 / 10
1season
6episodes
7.6/ 10

About The Living and the Dead

The Living and the Dead ended on June 17, 2016. The show aired its entire first season on that date, concluding its story on BBC iPlayer.

The series was a drama, fantasy, and horror set in Somerset, England, in 1888. It depicted a community on the brink of monumental change, caught between traditional beliefs and the rise of industry and science. The story centered around Nathan Appleby, a reluctant landowner obsessed with proving the existence of the afterlife, amid a land filled with ghosts, myths, and supernatural phenomena. The show explored themes of belief, change, and the supernatural in a historical context.

The cast included Colin Morgan as Nathan Appleby, Charlotte Spencer as Charlotte Appleby, Malcolm Storry as Gideon Langtree, Kerrie Hayes as Gwen Pearce, Nicholas Woodeson as Reverend Matthew Denning, Tallulah Rose Haddon as Harriet Denning, Steve Oram as John Roebuck, and Sarah Counsell as Lizzie Merrifield. The series received a rating of 7.6 on TVMaze and had a runtime of 60 minutes per episode.

The Living and the Dead episode schedule

6 aired

Aired · 6

DateEp.Title
June 17, 2016 S1·E3 Episode 3
June 17, 2016 S1·E2 Episode 2
June 17, 2016 S1·E5 Episode 5
June 17, 2016 S1·E6 Episode 6
June 17, 2016 S1·E4 Episode 4
June 17, 2016 S1·E1 Episode 1

The Living and the Dead cast