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Season 1 – Witches of Essex

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Rylan Clark teams up with anthropologist Professor Alice Roberts to investigate one of the darkest and most harrowing chapters in British history: the murder of hundreds of women accused of witchcraft during the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Ben Dowell The Times (UK) Oct 28
3/5
It made for a poignant and striking story of state-sanctioned violence and misogyny that could have done without the cheap gags. Go to Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) Oct 28
2/5
The format could have been much better if an acknowledged Tudor historian such as Kate Williams or Lucy Worsley had led the investigation. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Witches of Essex — Season 1

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Rylan

Host

Alice Roberts

Host

Paul Olding

Writer

Paul Olding

Director

Dan Korn

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 14, 2025 Hatfield Peverel (1566) Rylan collaborates with Professor Alice Roberts to reopen the 1566 witch trials in Essex, where Agnes Waterhouse, her daughter and her sister face accusations of witchcraft and dark magic. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 21, 2025 St Osyth (1582) Rylan teams up with Prof Alice Roberts to investigate the St Osyth witch trial of 1582; a dispute between two friends escalates, leading to accusations of witchcraft, which were amplified by a magistrate eager to exert power. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 28, 2025 Manningtree (1645) "Witchfinder General" Matthew Hopkins' horrific crusade against innocent women started in the modest town of Manningtree in 1647; little is known about Hopkins' early life; he was born around 1620 to John Hopkins, a Puritan clergyman, in Suffolk. Details
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Season Info

Director
Paul Olding
Executive Producer
Dan Korn
Screenwriter
Paul Olding
Network
SKYHIS
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Oct 14, 2025