The Burning Girls: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Chapel Croft is a village haunted by a dark and turbulent history. Five hundred years ago, Protestant martyrs – including two young girls – were betrayed and burned at the stake. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared without a trace. And a few weeks ago, the vicar of the local parish hanged himself in the nave of the church. 

Now, Jack Brooks, a female vicar and single mum to 15-year-old daughter Flo, arrives in Chapel Croft in the hope of a fresh start. However, instead of finding peace in their new home, Jack finds the village rife with conspiracies and secrets, and uncovering the truth can be deadly in a community with a bloody past, where everyone has something to hide.

Series details

• Title: The Burning Girls
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2023-10-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-10-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Paramount+
• Typical episode runtime: 52 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 61450
• IMDb ID: tt14226626
• TVDB ID: 421340

Cast and credited roles

• Samantha Morton — Reverend Jack Brooks
• Ruby Stokes — Flo Brooks
• Conrad Khan — Lucas Wrigley
• Paul Bradley — Reverend Brian Rushton
• Janie Dee — Clara Rushton
• John Macmillan — Mike Sudduth
• Elodie Grace Orkin — Rosie Harper
• Rupert Graves — Simon Harper
• David Dawson — Aaron Marsh
• Jane Lapotaire — Joan Hartman

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-10-19; final listed air date 2023-10-19; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Burning Girls on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.