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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Series 1, Episode 2
Bannister must travel to Chelmsford with Thomasine to put on a show trial for the Witchfinder General.
Further details
Bannister must travel to Chelmsford with Thomasine to put on a show trial for the Witchfinder General. But his captive is the worst possible travel companion and threatens to make a straightforward journey a life-changing ordeal. As civil war rages, a tense encounter with pissed up Cavalier soldiers might just stop their journey in its tracks. Meanwhile Hebble, Bannister's rival, sets off in pursuit.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 15th March 2022
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
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Cast & crew
| Tim Key | Gideon Bannister |
| Daisy May Cooper | Thomasine Gooch |
| Jessica Hynes | Old Myers |
| Daniel Rigby | Hebble |
| Tuwaine Barrett | Cumberlidge |
| Vincent Franklin | Topcliffe |
| Chook Sibtain (as Joplin Sibtain) | John Stearne |
| Michelle Greenidge | Landlady |
| Katy Wix | Martha Pleased |
| William Kitchen | Edwin |
| Rachel Stubbings | Edwin's Mother |
| John Hollingworth | Rafe |
| Seb Cardinal | Henry |
| Neil Gibbons | Writer |
| Rob Gibbons | Writer |
| Steve Coogan | Script Consultant |
| Neil Gibbons | Director |
| Rob Gibbons | Director |
| Joe Fraser | Producer |
| Dave Lambert | Executive Producer |
| Rupert Majendie | Executive Producer |
| Sarah Monteith | Executive Producer |
| Tanya Qureshi | Executive Producer |
| Neil Gibbons | Executive Producer |
| Rob Gibbons | Executive Producer |
| Caroline Wyard | Line Producer |
| Chelsea Chandler | Post Producer |
| Gareth Heal | Editor |
| Richard Drew | Production Designer |
| Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
| Lucy Williams | Costume Designer |
| Matt Wicks | Director of Photography |
| Jo Jenkins | Make-up Designer |
| Sam Hooper | Composer |
| Tom Allan | 1st Assistant Director |