19 Jun 1976
The Witches of Pendle
A BBC dramatization of the Pendle witch trials of Lancashire, England that occurred in 1616.
Fanny Lye Deliver'd
Her world transform'd
On an isolated English farm in 1657, Fanny lives a quiet life with her oppressive husband John and their young son. One day their life is rocked with the arrival of young couple Thomas and Rebecca who claim to have been robbed and need a place to stay. But are these strangers really who they say they are?
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Maxine Peake Fanny Lye
Charles Dance John Lye
Freddie Fox Thomas Ashbury
Tanya Reynolds Rebecca Henshaw
Zak Adams Arthur Lye
Peter McDonald High Sheriff for the Council of State
Perry Fitzpatrick Sheriff's Deputy
Kenneth Collard Constable
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