Borley Rectory: The Awakening, the derided horror featuring Emmerdale<\/a> stars Patsy Kensit and Vicki Michelle, is trending in the UK. Despite being widely panned, it hasn’t deterred audiences from checking the project out.<\/p>\n The film, which is available to stream<\/a> on Prime Video<\/a>, is set in 1900 and follows Reverend Henry Bull who, along with his sister Kitty, takes over the “majestic” family mansion in Essex.<\/p>\n They soon get more than they bargained for, however, with the luxury building concealing a sinister past that lurks within. As they delve deeper, they are faced with demonic entities and paranormal activity.<\/p>\n In addition to Kensit and Michelle, who played Sadie King and Patricia Foster on the ITV soap<\/a> respectively, the cast for the film includes Julian Glover and Helen Lederer. Steven M Smith, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Jolley, directed the horror.<\/p>\n After being released on Prime Video last week, Borley Rectory: The Awakening<\/a> has proved to be a success at least in terms of viewership, with the horror currently in the #7 position on the streamer’s UK film chart (via FlixPatrol<\/a>).<\/p>\n Greenway Entertainment<\/span><\/p>\n Related: Best film and TV tours for 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Despite this, the reception has been more mixed, with one user on Letterboxd writing<\/a>: “The whole thing reeks of ‘that’ll do’ boring and with an overall feeling of wonkyness as nothing’s seems to have had much effort put into it.”<\/p>\n “I wanted to watch a good film tonight, so this was disappointing. It\u2019s the Sharknado of British costume dramas. It also could\u2019ve done with being a bit shorter,” remarked another disappointed viewer<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Absolutely awful film. Acting terrible and storyline completely predictable. Henry’s beard kept coming adrift!! Very low budget,” wrote one other user<\/a>, while another opined<\/a>: “Bad acting, side burns looked glued on, mediocre story & repetitive.”<\/p>\n Greenway Entertainment<\/span><\/p>\n Related: Emmerdale exit plan as Robert and Aaron unite to oust Kev<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n There were some more enthusiastic viewers, however, with one writing<\/a>: “I really enjoyed watching this period chiller. It had a lovely slow build, full of suspense and intrigue. I was very impressed with the end quality, and the film punches well above its weight.<\/p>\n “Outstanding performances from a stellar cast, including both some big names, and some up and coming talent too. Hats off to Steven M Smith for a well-written and executed supernatural tale with classic charm!” they continued.<\/p>\n Borley Rectory: The Awakening <\/strong>is streaming now on Prime Video<\/a>. <\/strong>Emmerdale<\/strong> airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on <\/strong>ITVX<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Read more <\/strong>Emmerdale<\/strong> spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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