When the plague rages through Europe everyone blames "witches". When Edmund fails a "test" everyone suddenly becomes his enemy.When the plague rages through Europe everyone blames "witches". When Edmund fails a "test" everyone suddenly becomes his enemy.When the plague rages through Europe everyone blames "witches". When Edmund fails a "test" everyone suddenly becomes his enemy.
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- TriviaTony Robinson singles out this episode as the one in which Baldrick's catchphrase, "I have a cunning plan", was firmly developed. The phrase had featured in previous episodes - it had been used in The Foretelling (1983), and in Born to Be King (1983), Prince Edmund and Baldrick develop it whilst plotting against Dougal McAngus. Robinson recalls that during the filming of this episode, he realised that re-using the word "cunning" could be an effective comedic device and he inserted it into his line "I have a plan" as Baldrick conspires with Edmund to escape from the dungeon.
- GoofsThe witchsmeller uses two eggs, one white and one brown, while explaining his function to Harry. In close-up, the brown egg is in his lower hand representing evil. In the long shot (after crushing both eggs), the brown egg shell is in his upper hand, representing good.
- Quotes
Prince Edmund: [to the Witchsmeller Pursuivant] I've been hearing about your work in Taunton. Imagine that - every single person having an affair with the same duck.
- Crazy creditsCast in Order of Witchiness
- ConnectionsReferences The Night of the Hunter (1955)
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Witches? Please, tell me more
"Witchsmeller Pursuivant" keeps the high quality with another funny episode, an episode that plays to humanity's unfounded beliefs of magic and gods, and how easy it is to control the gullible masses.
In a very silly way.
The plague is ravishing around England, and Edmund gets picked up as a witch. A WITCH!, that talks to his horse, gives bloody milk to his cat and well, you know, all things witches do. Edmund (and Percy and Baldrick) will try to keep alive in any way possible. As always.
The dialogue flies and the banter is as good as in all the other episodes of the first season, but there are not so many jokes and sometimes is almost impossible to hear what the Witchhunter... smeller says. It is a little repetitive in the 'Edmund is a witch', which makes the episode's rhythm falter a little bit, but it shows in a hilarious way how people can be easily controlled (when they want to be).
In a very silly way.
The plague is ravishing around England, and Edmund gets picked up as a witch. A WITCH!, that talks to his horse, gives bloody milk to his cat and well, you know, all things witches do. Edmund (and Percy and Baldrick) will try to keep alive in any way possible. As always.
The dialogue flies and the banter is as good as in all the other episodes of the first season, but there are not so many jokes and sometimes is almost impossible to hear what the Witchhunter... smeller says. It is a little repetitive in the 'Edmund is a witch', which makes the episode's rhythm falter a little bit, but it shows in a hilarious way how people can be easily controlled (when they want to be).
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- tenshi_ippikiookami
- Dec 17, 2016
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