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The Pendle Witch Child

Audience Score
80
The Pendle Witch Child
NR 1 hrHistory, Documentary
The extraordinary story of the most disturbing witch trial in British history and the key role played in it by one nine-year-old girl. Jennet Device, a beggar-girl from Pendle in Lancashire, was the star witness in the trial in 1612 of her own mother, her brother, her sister and many of her neighbours and, thanks to her chilling testimony, they were all hanged.
DirectorRos Ereira
WriterRos Ereira

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Archie Baron
Production Companies:Wingspan Productions, BBC Four
Movie Tags:
witchpendle