The BBC released the official trailer for The Witch Farm on Friday 13 November, ahead of the four-part drama’s premiere on Sunday 22 November. The series returns to the story associated with Heol Fanog, a remote farmhouse near the Bannau Brycheiniog landscape where Bill and Liz Rich reportedly experienced years of disturbing phenomena after moving there in 1989.
The paranormal story behind the drama
Accounts associated with Heol Fanog include unexplained footsteps, doors slamming, electrical disturbances, apparitions, animal deaths and experiences interpreted as possession. That is the direct paranormal link—but these details remain witness testimony and later retelling, not independently established events.
The television production is a scripted supernatural drama inspired by those claims. It is not a documentary reconstruction, a new investigation or fresh physical evidence from the property.
The BBC’s earlier The Witch Farm podcast explored competing possibilities alongside the paranormal interpretation: environmental or health factors, prolonged stress and sleep deprivation, coincidence and possible human interference. No single explanation has been demonstrated conclusively.
What can be verified
Verified: The official trailer was released on 13 November. The first two episodes are scheduled for BBC iPlayer from 6 am GMT on 22 November. Episode one is due on BBC One and BBC One Wales at 9 pm that evening, followed by episode two at 9 pm on 23 November.
Witness accounts: The alleged activity comes from the experiences described by the Rich family and other people connected to the case.
Not established: The accounts do not prove that Heol Fanog was haunted, that possession occurred or that a supernatural force caused the reported disturbances.
Representation: Characters, chronology and events may be altered for drama. The programme should not be treated as a literal evidential record.
Why today: The official trailer is two days old and attracting fresh UK attention. It offers a timely opportunity to revisit a powerful haunting story while keeping the programme, the witness accounts and the evidence clearly separated.