Witch Hunt: A Century of Murder

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Four hundred years ago, hundreds of innocent people were killed as an obsession to stamp out Satanism swept the British Isles. Dr Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the events of this dark period in our history.

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Season 12015

7.59221h 31m

Historian Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the witch hunts that plagued Britain in the 17th century, examining common myths about their origin.

	Ep	Title	Rating	Votes	Runtime
▶	1	Episode #1.1	7.4	46	46 min
▶	2	Episode #1.2	7.6	46	45 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Suzannah Lipscomb Self - Presenter

Kathy Trevelyan Agnes Sampson

Lee Ravitz John Stearne, Roger Nowell

Clare Langford Alison Devize, Rebecca West

Sally Mortemore Elizabeth Device, Mary Philips

James Groom King James VI

Gabriel Lo Giudice Mathew Hopkins

Trevor Allan Davies John Lawe, Rev. John Lowes

Malcolm Tomlinson John Gaule, John Gaunt

Jonathan Tafler

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