THE SECRET OF CRICKLEY HALL premieres on BBC1 Sunday at 9pm

 

A drama following parallel storylines that chronicle strange events at a mysterious building where secrets from the past threaten the sanity of its modern-day inhabitants. London couple Eve and Gabe relocate to the North with their daughters in an attempt to get over the disappearance of their young son a year earlier. They move into the grand old Crickley Hall, where it is hoped the change of scenery will give Eve some comfort - but before long, strange things start to happen. Meanwhile, in 1943, Nancy begins work as a tutor at the Crickley Hall orphanage. But as she gets to know the children better, she becomes concerned for their welfare - and suspicious of the mysterious manager Augustus Cribben. Based on the novel by James Herbert.