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 6
Thomasine and Bannister arrive in Chelmsford - but no longer as travel companions.
Further details
Thomasine and Bannister arrive in Chelmsford, but no longer as travel companions. When Hebble gets Thomasine jailed, Bannister meets the Witchfinder General and is handed the opportunity he's been dreaming of - to put her on trial. After all that's happened, can he really stand in court, accuse Thomasine of witchery and see her put to death?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 12th April 2022
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Catch-up
Cast & crew
| Tim Key | Gideon Bannister |
| Daisy May Cooper | Thomasine Gooch |
| Jessica Hynes | Old Myers |
| Daniel Rigby | Hebble |
| Reece Shearsmith | Matthew Hopkins |
| Justin Edwards | Will Gooch |
| Michael Culkin | Lord Salisbury |
| Malcolm Gaskill | Hugh Parsons |
| Cael King | Guard |
| Rudy Gibbons | Boy Witchfinder |
| 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 |