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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The Witchfinder, BBC Two, review
Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper are magic.
Lauren O'Neill, i Newspaper, 8th March 2022The Witchfinder is fun but the cauldron doesn't quite bubble
Set in the 17th century, BBC Two's new sitcom boasts a top cast and writers, though there's room on the broom for improvement.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 8th March 2022The Witchfinder review
Sorcery, terror and a touch of Alan Partridge.
James Jackson, The Times, 8th March 2022Tim Key channels David Brent in BBC comedy The Witchfinder
The comic stars as a 17th-century sorcery investigator alongside the wonderfully deadpan Daisy May Cooper.
Dan Einav, The Financial Times, 7th March 2022The Witchfinder: Even Daisy May Cooper can't make this bad comedy cast a spell
It has a glorious premise, comedy superstars in every scene, and the writers who reinvented Alan Partridge. This is TV with all the perfect ingredients, but it's missing one thing: jokes.
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 5th March 2022Neil & Rob Gibbons: From Partridge to The Witchfinder
Writer and director twins on their new comedy series along with their plan to set up a production label.
Broadcast, 28th February 2022Tim Key: life beyond Alan Partridge
The actor and comedian spent years as a foil to Steve Coogan. Now he has a new poetry book, tour and sitcom The Witchfinder.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 19th February 2022The Witchfinder cast revealed
BBC Two sitcom The Witchfinder starts on 8th March, with Jessica Hynes, Daniel Rigby and Reece Shearsmith amongst the cast joining lead actors Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper.
British Comedy Guide, 16th February 2022BBC Two to launch new comedy series The Witchfinder
Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper will star in The Witchfinder, a new BBC Two comedy series created by Alan Partridge writers Neil and Rob Gibbons.
British Comedy Guide, 17th October 2019