Witch Hunt was a 1967 British supernatural television drama series shown on

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. Starring Patrick Kavanagh and

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, and unfolding over 5 episodes, the plot involves a man, Rex Fordham, who moves to the

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countryside and uncovers a secret

witchcraft Witchcraft traditionally means the use of magic or supernatural powers to harm others. A practitioner is a witch. In medieval and early modern Europe, where the term originated, accused witches were usually women who were believed to have us ...

cult. Written by

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, directed by Peter Duguid, and produced by

Alan Bromly Alan Bromly (1915–1995) was a British television director and producer. Bromly also directed two feature films ''The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp'' and ''Follow That Horse!''. Amongst the television series he worked on were ''Out of the Unknown''. ...

. No episodes are known to exist in the archives as of 2009.

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