Witchcraft (20 Aug. 2010)

The war is over and Maude has returned to France leaving King Stephen once again unchallenged. Richard returns to Kingsbridge just after William Hamleigh's attack on the market. Aliena has ... See full summary »

Director:

Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

Writers:

Ken Follett (based on the book by), John Pielmeier (written for television by)

Stars:

Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Matthew Macfadyen

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ian McShane	...	Waleran
Rufus Sewell	...	Tom Builder
Matthew Macfadyen	...	Philip
Eddie Redmayne	...	Jack
Hayley Atwell	...	Aliena
Sarah Parish	...	Regan Hamleigh
Natalia Wörner	...	Ellen
Anatole Taubman	...	Remigius
John Pielmeier	...	Cuthbert
Robert Bathurst	...	Percy Hamleigh
Clive Wood	...	King Henry I
Sam Claflin	...	Richard
Liam Garrigan	...	Alfred
David Oakes	...	William Hamleigh
Götz Otto	...	Walter

Storyline

The war is over and Maude has returned to France leaving King Stephen once again unchallenged. Richard returns to Kingsbridge just after William Hamleigh's attack on the market. Aliena has lost everything and can no longer support Richard's knighthood. Alfred sees an opportunity and asks Aliena to marry him, promising to support Richard as well. After Tom Builder's funeral, Alfred also offers himself as master builder promising to build a vaulted roof made of stone. When the day to bless the church arrives 8 months later, tragedy strikes leaving many dead. Events also reveal Aliena's betrayal of Alfred who promptly throws her out of the house. The tragedy also has an unwelcome effect on Bishop Waleran and Prior Philip. Jack meanwhile has long ago left Kingsbridge and gone off to France to find his father's family. Now without a place to live, Aliena sets off to find him.

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Plot Keywords:

vaulted roof | jail | making love | self flagellation | wedding | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Release Date:

20 August 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tandem Communications, Muse Entertainment Enterprises, Scott Free Productions

Did You Know?

Goofs

Jack Jackson walks to Saint Denis Cathedral, to view a Flamboyant facade: not only is this inaccurate with the real cathedral, which has a Romanesque facade, but the Flamboyant style postdates the events of this story by about 200 years. Additionally, the nave of Saint Denis would have probably been a Romanesque nave, if not an even earlier Carolin. The only portion of the church that would have characteristically Gothic features at this time would have been the ambulatory, just being built around this time.

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Quotes

Waleran Bigod: [burning his long-cherished blueprints for castle improvements, on the eve of being promoted to Archbishop] Canterbury's a much nicer palace... and already built.

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