The Witchfinder
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2022
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper star in this comedy series set in the 1600s. Also features Jessica Hynes, Daniel Rigby and Tuwaine Barrett.
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Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2022
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 6 (1 series)
- Stars
- Tim Key, Daisy May Cooper, Jessica Hynes, Daniel Rigby and Tuwaine Barrett
- Writers
- Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons and Steve Coogan
- Directors
- Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons
- Producers
- Joe Fraser, Dave Lambert, Rupert Majendie, Sarah Monteith, Tanya Qureshi, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons, Caroline Wyard and Chelsea Chandler
- Company
Comedy series following a witchfinder and his suspect on a road-free road trip through an England gripped by civil war, famine and plague.
It's the year of our Lord 1647 and fear of witchcraft is rife. Puritanical Christianity, deep-seated superstition and a willingness to scapegoat outsiders have created a tinderbox of suspicion in which few are safe. In this environment, witchfinding has flourished, as self-appointed witch experts achieve hero status by investigating accusations of witchery and extracting confessions.
A failing witchfinder, Gideon Bannister, transports a suspected witch across 1640s East Anglia to a trial that could change his fortunes forever. But his captive is the worst possible travel companion: an inquisitive, uncouth woman named Thomasine Gooch, whose ability to prick his pomposity and ask uncomfortable questions turns a straightforward journey into a life-changing ordeal.
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Additional details
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
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Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 8th March 2022 at 10pm on BBC Two
Recording details
- Dorney Court - Gideon's parents' house and Matthew Hopkins's house
- Dorney (Buckinghamshire) - Swimming scene (River Thames)
- St Mary Magdalene (Boveney) - Witchcraft accusation church