The Witchfinder (TV series)

The Witchfinder  is a British television sitcom created, written, and directed by the Gibbons brothers. The series is executive produced by Steve Coogan, and Christine Langan, and produced by Dave Lambert for Baby Cow Productions. It stars Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper.

Premise
Set in 1645, during the English Civil War, Cooper plays a suspected witch being escorted by Key across East Anglia for a witch trial. Key plays a failing, chauvinistic, pompous witchfinder for whom the seemingly simple journey risks becoming an ordeal.

Cast

 * Tim Key as Gideon Bannister
 * Daisy May Cooper as Thomasine Gooch
 * Jessica Hynes as Old Myers
 * Daniel Rigby as Hebble
 * Tuwaine Barrett as Cumberlidge
 * Reece Shearsmith as Matthew Hopkins
 * Michael Culkin as Lord Salisbury
 * Rosie Cavaliero as Mrs. Jennings
 * Dan Skinner as Beekeeper
 * Ricky Tomlinson as Crockett

Production
The series was commissioned for BBC Two in October 2019 by channel controller Patrick Holland and Shane Allen, Controller of Comedy Commissioning. Filming ran from June to July 2021.

In 2023 the BBC cancelled the show.

Reception
On 9 January 2023 the show received a nomination at the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022.