The Enfield Haunting

Matthew Macfadyen played Guy Lyon Playfair, an experienced but sceptical investigator, while Timothy Spall played Maurice Grosse, an amateur paranormal researcher. BAFTA-nominated Juliet Stevenson also joined the cast to play Maurice’s wife Betty Grosse in the series. == Cast and characters ==

• Timothy Spall as Maurice Grosse • Juliet Stevenson as Betty Grosse • Matthew Macfadyen as Guy Lyon Playfair • Rosie Cavaliero as Peggy Hodgson • Eleanor Worthington Cox as Janet Hodgson • Fern Deacon as Margaret Hodgson • Simon Chandler as John Beloff • Sean Francis as Ray • Charles Furness as Simon • Martin Hancock as Tony • Amanda Lawrence as Lindy Crane • Neal Barry as John • Sudha Bhuchar as Head of Psychiatry • Nigel Boyle as Graham Morris • Myah Bristow as Girl Patient • Karen Lewis as Dr. Anita Gregory • Peter McCabe as Alan Crane • Tommy McDonnell as Doug Bence • Steven O'Neill as Psychiatric Doctor • Susannah Wise as Sylvie • Ron Hedley as Terry == Ratings ==

The three episodes were the highest-rated programmes on Sky Living. Previously, the highest-rated episode of a Sky Living programme was the sixth episode of the first series of The Blacklist called "Gina Zanetakos" which aired on 8 October 2013 and garnered 1,197,000 viewers. But that record was shattered by the first episode of The Enfield Haunting, which aired on 3 May 2015, and garnered 1,871,000 viewers. The second episode, which aired on 10 May 2015, garnered 1,302,000 viewers, and the third and final episode, which aired on 17 May 2015, garnered 1,262,000 viewers. ==Reviews==

Michael Hogan writing for The Telegraph gave The Enfield Haunting four stars out of five saying "This Seventies-set chiller was scarily compelling". while Ellen E Jones writing for The Independent called it "North London meets The Exorcist in eerie suburban drama" while Grace Dent writing for the same paper wrote, "The Enfield Haunting's poltergeist was about as scary as a drunk uncle" while Julia Raeside writing for The Guardian said, "This supernatural account of the famous 1970s London poltergeist is packed with genuine thrills and superb performances from a young cast." ==Broadcast==

The show was broadcast in Canada and the United States on A&E. It is also available as a streaming video on Shomi. The three episodes were also broadcast in France and Germany on the public Franco-German TV network Arte. ==See also==