The Enfield Haunting
| The Enfield Haunting | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama/Thriller |
| Written by | Joshua St Johnston |
| Directed by | Kristoffer Nyholm |
| Starring | Timothy Spall Eleanor Worthington Cox Juliet Stevenson Matthew Macfadyen Rosie Cavaliero Fern Deacon Simon Chandler Sean Francis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jamie Campbell Joel Wilson |
| Producers | Adrian Sturges Kirsten Eller |
| Running time | 51 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | Eleven Film |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky Living |
| Release | 3 May – 17 May 2015 |
The Enfield Haunting is a British drama horror series which was commissioned by Sky Living and first aired on 3 May 2015. Kristoffer Nyholm, who rose to fame after the hugely popular Danish series, The Killing, directed the three-parter.
The series is based on Guy Lyon Playfair’s book, This House Is Haunted and is about a series of bizarre events around the phenomena collectively known as the "Enfield Poltergeist" that took place at a council house from August 1977 to 1979.
The drama draws upon recordings and witness statements to draw the audience in to the unfolding supernatural events. The series finished on 17 May 2015 after the third and last episode aired.