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S1E2:St Osyth

Witches of Essex

21 Oct 2025TV-14

Rylan and Alice Roberts investigate the St Osyth witch trial of 1582. A falling out between friends led to accusations of witchcraft, encouraged by a local magistrate, which ripped an Essex village apart. One woman is claimed to have unnatural, devil-driven carnal desires, while the mysterious death of a young girl is blamed on black magic. Soon a fully-fledged witch-hunt unfolds.