BBC Two’s new comedy The Witchfinder boasts a very impressive cast indeed.
Tim Key plays Gideon Bannister, a witchfinder (surprise!) living in 1640s Britain – only he’s not that good at it.
Daisy May Cooper is Thomasine Gooch, the woman he tries to nail as – yes, you guessed it – a witch.
Who is in the cast of The Witchfinder on BBC Two?
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There are some big comedy names in this new series including Tim Key, who plays the eponymous Witchfinder, Gideon Bannister.
Daisy May Cooper stars alongside him as a suspected witch, Thomasine Gooch.
There are tonnes of other famous faces who will pop up alongside them too including Jessica Hynes, who’s best known for her role in comedy series Spaced.
Julian Barratt, one half of The Mighty Boosh and that gross man who tried to kidnap Villanelle in Killing Eve S2, makes an appearance.
Ricky Tomlinson and Reece Shearsmith are another two big names.
What is The Witchfinder about?
Tim Key’s failing at his role as a witchfinder in the 1640s. Which, apparently, was a time when there were lots of witches about, so that’s not ideal.
Witchfinders were capable of huge success and riches, they were early-times celebrities, if they could eradicate the evil.
Key’s character suspects Cooper’s of witchery and decides to take her on a road trip across the country.
Not just for lols, though. He’s trying to get her to a trial which he thinks could make him the greatest witchfinder of all time.
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