S1E2: St Osyth
Witches of Essex
21 Oct 202544 minTV-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.