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The Witchfinder is a British television sitcom created, written, and directed by the Gibbons brothers. The series is executive produced by Steve Coogan, and Christine Langan, and produced by Dave Lambert for Baby Cow Productions. It stars Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper.
Premise
Set in 1645, during the English Civil War, Cooper plays a suspected witch being escorted by Key across East Anglia for a witch trial. Key plays a failing, chauvinistic, pompous witchfinder for whom the seemingly simple journey risks becoming an ordeal.
Cast
Tim Key as Gideon Bannister
Daisy May Cooper as Thomasine Gooch
Jessica Hynes as Old Myers
Daniel Rigby as Hebble
Tuwaine Barrett as Cumberlidge
Reece Shearsmith as Matthew Hopkins
Michael Culkin as Lord Salisbury
Rosie Cavaliero as Mrs. Jennings
Dan Skinner as Beekeeper
Ricky Tomlinson as Crockett
Production
The series was commissioned for BBC Two in October 2019 by channel controller Patrick Holland and Shane Allen, Controller of Comedy Commissioning. Filming ran from June to July 2021.
In 2023 the BBC cancelled the show .
Reception
On 9 January 2023 the show received a nomination at the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022.
References
External links
The Witchfinder at IMDb
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