S11E08Doctor Who season 11 episode 8: The Witchfinders
Aired 25 November 201847 minRated TV-PG
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What happens in “The Witchfinders”
The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz arrive in 17th-century Lancashire and become embroiled in a witch trial run by the local landowner. As fear stalks the land, the arrival of King James I only serves to intensify the witch hunt. But is there something even more dangerous at work? Can the Doctor and friends keep the people of Bilehurst Cragg safe from all the forces that are massing in the land?
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 8 of 10 of season 11, so watch episodes 1 to 7 first.
- It runs about 47 minutes.
- Directed by Sallie Aprahamian, written by Joy Wilkinson.
- TMDB users rate it 6.1 out of 10 (70 votes).
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Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Sallie Aprahamian
- Writer
- Joy Wilkinson
- Guest stars
- Alan Cumming as King JamesSiobhan Finneran as Becka SavageTilly Steele as Willa TwistonTricia Kelly as Old Mother TwistonArthur Kay as SmithyStavros Demetraki as Alfonso
Credits: TMDB.
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