1. WITCHING TIME
David Winter composes soundtracks at his home, Woodstock farm. During a thunderstorm his dog becomes agitated and he lets it outside. The horse in his stable sounds disturbed by something, so he checks it out. What he discovers is a young woman lying on the straw beneath a black shawl. She claims to be Lucinda Jessop, a witch born in the year 1627.
Lucinda: I did it. I did it.
David: Did What?
Lucinda: Escaped from them, that's what i did.
She explains to David that a puritan gang tried her by fire and water but that she escaped them by transporting herself through time.
David locks her in the bedroom and telephones his doctor, Charles, to come over and inspect her. When Charles arrives, Lucinda has disappeared. His doctor believes he has been hallucinating, caused by overwork and the pills he has been taking.
When Charles leaves, David goes back to his bedroom and finds Lucinda has come back. She uses her wiles to seduce him into bed.
Charles contacts David's wife, Mary, and informs her of the situation. She tells him that she will visit him the next morning and stay with him for a time.
When Mary arrives to stay at David's, he tells that her Lucinda is not just a figment of his imagination. Three weird occurrences then happen: a dead bird is found on the bed, a bath fills up with blood and Mary is nearly hit by a falling statuette. Mary prepares to leave thinking David is the root cause of all these events. Packing her bags, the clothes in her cupboards are suddenly flung upwards in a huge wind. Mary realises that David may be right and that supernatural forces may be present.
Mary makes the decision to see the local vicar and ask for his help...
Starring:
Jon Finch
Patricia Quinn
Special Guest Star:
Prunella Gee
Guest Star:
Ian McCulloch
Screenplay by:
Anthony Read
Directed by:
Don Leaver