Nineteen minutes in, I was already finding this slow. Douglas Henshall is drawn to an old house. Despite the fact he's on his own, he buys it, although it's remote and far too large. Turns out he knew the former occupants, who haunt him, causing the death of his girlfriend Louise Lombard, who's married to Adrian Rawlins.
Henshall's older brother Cal MacAnich and wife Maryam Hammidi and vicar Paul Barber are peripherally involved.
The house was far too large for the original occupants also. MacAnich and wife have a perfectly nice house (to judge by the windows) already and don't need to move in to The Haunted Palace.
Woody Norman - the spook boy / murderer - was in C'mon C'mon.
Could have been a thirty minute Alfred Hitchcock Presents or a 45 minute Tales of the Totally Expected.
Nice lighting by Alan McLaughlin, music from Lorne Balfe (according to the credits) or Matt Jantzen (according to IMDB). Made for Channel 5, which, I'm afraid, speaks volumes.
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