| Robert Nobel is the butt of classroom jokes and a victim of Niker the classroom bully. He is haunted by dreams that seem to tell the future as well as the past. His life changes when a storyteller invites some of his class to Mayfield House, a place Robert has already dreamed about. There he meets a spiky old lady called Edith Sorrel who chooses him as her partner. He embarks on a series of events that will change their lives forever. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Niker | 6 |
| Thomas Brodie-Sangster | Robert Nobel | 6 |
| Ronald Pickup | Ernest Sorrel | 6 |
| Lindsey Coulson | Annie Nobel | 6 |