The Witchfinder

Series 1

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A failing witchfinder transports a suspected witch to a trial that could change his fortunes, but first he must deal with the worst possible travel companion and road-free trip across the country gripped by civil war, famine, and plague.

Where to Watch Series 1

6 Episodes

Episode 1
E1
Episode 1A failing witchfinder arrives in an East Anglian village in search of work. Desperate for the wealth and fame a big trial could bring, all he finds is an uncouth local woman accused of killing a pig. While he makes the most of this trivial case, an opportunity presents itself that could change his fortunes forever.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2Bannister 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.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3Thomasine's interventions have taken them wildly off course and Bannister has to plot a route through Dedham Vale on foot.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4Bannister fears Thomasine might not make it to Chelmsford alive and she's no good to him dead.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5The Dedham ordeal has softened his hostility but when Bannister indulges Thomasine by letting her go for a swim, she is snatched and dragged away to a ransacked church.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6Thomasine and Bannister’s arrive in Chelmsford but no longer as travel companions.