

Midwinter of the Spirit
2015-09-23 · 60 min / episode · ★ 6.6
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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- Phil Rickman
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Anna Maxwell MartinMerrily Watkins
David ThrelfallRev Huw Owens
Ben Bailey SmithLol Robinson
Siobhan FinneranAngela Purefoy
Leila MimmackRowena Napier
Sally MesshamJane Watkins
David SterneCannon Dobbs
Nicholas Pinnock
Kate DickieDCI Annie Howe
Simon Trinder
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