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"Hammer House of Horror" Witching Time (1980)



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User Rating:
6.2/10   136 votes
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Anthony Read (screenplay)
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Original Air Date:
12 April 1980 (Season 1, Episode 1)
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At the isolated Woodstock Farm in rural England, workaholic composer David Winter (Jon Finch) is depressed because he feels that his wife... more | add synopsis
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Very good for what it is more (10 total)

Cast

  (Episode Complete credited cast)
Jon Finch ... David Winter
Patricia Quinn ... Lucinda Jessop
Prunella Gee ... Mary Winter
Ian McCulloch ... Dr. Charles Henderson
Lennard Pearce ... Rector
Margaret Anderson ... Sister
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60 min | USA:49 min (edited for TV) | Germany:52 min (DVD)
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Continuity: When Mary falls down the stairs in her underwear, an apparent stunt double clearly has bare feet, but in the very next shot Mary has sandals or slippers on her feet. more

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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Very good for what it is, 26 May 2003
5/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

It's an episode from the British TV series "Hammer House of Horror".

A film composer David Winter (Jon Finch) is unhappily living with his wife Mary (Prunella Gee) who's having an affair. One night he's home alone and a witch (Patricia Quinn) appears--it seems she transported herself from the 1600s where she was about to be burnt at the stake. She proceeds to make life hell for David--she wants him body and soul and prepares to take his wife out of the picture--permanently.

For a TV show it's very well-done. There are some beautiful sets with top-notch production values. The story is more than a little far-fetched but the cast gives it their all. Quinn and Gee are very good--Finch is just OK and Ian McCullough is pretty good in his small role.

My only complaint was the gratuitous nudity--it's not needed and was distracting.

An enjoyable 50 minute little film. Perfect viewing for a rainy day (which is how I saw it)!

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