Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestWhile Meg tries to uncover the secret in the Oliphant papers, Jamie's obsession with the Witchfinder unleashes a terrifying force.
The director of a a film about witchcraft gets rather carried away and endangers the lives of his cast.
Direction
Peter Sasdy's controlled spiral into chaos mirrors the story perfectly.
Acting
Alan Howard's unraveling director is gloriously unhinged.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peter Sasdy also directed Hammer Horror classics; this was his late-career return to occult material.
Part of a 1990s BBC trend of literary horror miniseries that treated genre with uncomfortable seriousness.
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