The BEST episodes of The Witchfinder season 1

Every episode of The Witchfinder season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Witchfinder season 1!

A 17th-century witchfinder and a suspect who won’t shut up find themselves on a hellish road trip through drunken cavaliers, religious fanatics, conmen and beekeepers.

Last Updated: 8/23/2024Network: BBC TwoStatus: Ended
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Episode 4
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7.31
39 votes

#1 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/29/2022

Bannister fears Thomasine might not make it to Chelmsford alive and she's no good to him dead.

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Episode 6
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7.19
37 votes

#2 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/12/2022

Thomasine and Bannister’s arrive in Chelmsford but no longer as travel companions.

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Episode 5
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7.08
36 votes

#3 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/5/2022

The Dedham ordeal has softened his hostility but when Bannister indulges Thomasine by letting her go for a swim, she is snatched and dragged away to a ransacked church.

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Episode 3
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6.88
41 votes

#4 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/2022

Thomasine's interventions have taken them wildly off course and Bannister has to plot a route through Dedham Vale on foot.

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Episode 2
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6.74
46 votes

#5 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/15/2022

Bannister must travel to Chelmsford with Thomasine to put on a show trial for the Witchfinder General.

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Episode 1
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6.62
69 votes

#6 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/8/2022

A failing witchfinder arrives in an East Anglian village in search of work. Desperate for wealth and fame, all he finds is an uncouth local woman accused of killing a pig.

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