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The Pendle Witch Child

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The extraordinary story of the most disturbing witch trial in British history and the key role played in it by one nine-year-old girl. Jennet Device, a beggar-girl from Pendle in Lancashire, was the star witness in the trial in 1612 of her own mother, her brother, her sister and many of her neighbours and, thanks to her chilling testimony, they were all hanged.

Directed byRos Ereira

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
EN
Released
August 17, 2011
Studios
Wingspan ProductionsBBC Four

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1 credited
Starring
Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage

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Creative team
Directed by
Ros Ereira
Written by
Ros Ereira
Produced by
Ros Ereira

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