Midwinter of the Spirit

2015 - 2015

Episode 1

23rd September 2015

Episode 1

Priest and trainee exorcist Merrily Watkins is asked for help by police in solving a baffling and gruesome murder. She quickly becomes embroiled in a terrifying mystery and finds herself in real danger.

Episode 2

30th September 2015

Episode 2

Merrily is on a quest for answers after a murder, a desecrated church and a clergyman's apparent `suicide'. She suspects a Satanic group may be at work, and is guided through a ceremony of lesser exorcism by Huw Owen, but nothing can prepare her for what she is about to uncover.

Episode 3

7th October 2015

Episode 3

An exhausted Merrily must gather her wits and take strength from her mentor Huw Owen as she puts the final pieces of the jigsaw into place. As the investigation reaches its conclusion, Merrily realises she needs to steel herself and summon the energy to fight evil in order to save her daughter's soul.

Top Cast

Anna Maxwell Martin•David Threlfall•Ben Bailey Smith

Director

Richard Clark

Country vicar Merrily Watkins just happens to be one of the few women priests working as an exorcist. When a man is found murdered by crucifixion, the police, aware of her knowledge of the paranormal underworld, turn to the Vicar for assistance. Before long Merilly is convinced Satanists are behind the crime and the investigation takes them into a very dark and dangerous world.

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Full Cast

Anna Maxwell Martin Image

Anna Maxwell Martin

Merrily Watkins

David Threlfall Image

David Threlfall

Rev Huw Owens

Ben Bailey Smith Image

Ben Bailey Smith

Lol Robinson

Siobhan Finneran Image

Siobhan Finneran

Angela Purefoy

Leila Mimmack Image

Leila Mimmack

Rowena Napier

Sally Messham Image

Sally Messham

Jane Watkins

David Sterne Image

David Sterne

Cannon Dobbs

Nicholas Pinnock Image

Nicholas Pinnock

Kate Dickie Image

Kate Dickie

Simon Trinder Image

Simon Trinder

Will Attenborough Image

Will Attenborough

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Richard Clark Image

Richard Clark

Director

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