The BBC and BBC Cymru Wales have co-commissioned The Witch Farm, a four part ghost story and mystery set in the Welsh countryside. The series is produced by Mammoth Screen and will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Written and created by Danny Robins, the project is based on a BBC podcast of the same name.
The production features Gabrielle Creevy, Michael Socha, and Lewin Lloyd in lead roles. Additional cast members include Sian Gibson, Robert Pugh, Jeremy Swift, Edward Holcroft, and Roger Evans. The narrative is set in South Wales in 1989 and follows a family who move from London to a remote farmhouse in the Brecon Beacons.
Stacey Gregg directs the series, with Megan Ott serving as producer. Executive producers are Simon Barnard, Stacey Gregg, Danny Robins, James Gandhi, and Damien Timmer for Mammoth Screen. Nawfal Faizullah and Rebecca Ferguson executive produce for the BBC. Rebecca Keane oversaw development in her capacity as Creative Director at Mammoth Screen.
Funding for the production is provided by the Welsh Government via Creative Wales. The series consists of four episodes with a 60 minute runtime each. Danny Robins also created the BBC series Uncanny and the play 2:22 - A Ghost Story.