# The Secret of Crickley Hall (2012)

> A grieving family moves into a seemingly perfect countryside house that hides a sinister supernatural presence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/52610

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 3
- Episode runtime: 60 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: horror, drama, mystery
- Created by: Joe Ahearne
- Network: BBC One
- Cast: Suranne Jones, Maisie Williams, Tom Ellis, Douglas Henshall, Olivia Cooke, Sarah Smart, David Warner, Iain De Caestecker
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294227/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: eerie, mournful, dread-filled, tense, melancholic

## What critics say

Reception is mixed, with audiences rating the three-part adaptation moderately well for its atmospheric chills and emotional core.

## Synopsis

The Secret of Crickley Hall (2012) is a British three-part haunted house miniseries created by Joe Ahearne for BBC One, adapted from the novel by James Herbert. A year after the disappearance of their son, Eve Caleigh (Suranne Jones) and Gabe Caleigh (Tom Ellis) take their two daughters, including Loren Caleigh (Maisie Williams), to a seemingly perfect countryside house called Crickley Hall. Cellar doors swing open on their own, phantom children's cries drift through the night, and a frenzied cane-wielding specter makes itself known, so the family's attempt to start anew turns into a struggle against something that wants them gone. The engine of the story is Eve's refusal to leave without answers about her missing son, a choice that pulls the household deeper into the house's buried past. Each hour builds steadily through creeping set pieces, unsettling discoveries, and the quiet strain of a family coming apart. Douglas Henshall as Augustus Cribben and Olivia Cooke as Nancy Linnet add to the cast around the old house. The tone is eerie, mournful and dread-filled, with an English gothic register rooted in the countryside. Fans of The Haunting of Hill House, The Others and The Woman in Black will find resonance in its atmosphere of grief and supernatural unease.

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