Midwinter of the Spirit
TV Show · Drama · Crime

Outspoken single mother Merrily Watkins isn’t what you’d expect from a priest, but it makes her the perfect Exorcist. Watch as she plunges into a dark supernatural world in this chilling crime drama.

2015 · 45m
Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, David Threlfall, Leila Mimmack
Director Richard Clark

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Widowed vicar Merrily Watkins serves a rural town while learning the art of exorcism from clergyman Huw Edwards. She also tries to mend her relationship with her teenage daughter, Jane, who is coping poorly with the loss of her father. Then the police call upon Merrily to help with their investigation into the murder of a man by crucifixion.
    45m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Merrily is not convinced that Canon Dobbs’s death was a suicide. When a dead, mutilated crow is found on a church altar, she begins to believe the strange events point to a Satanic cult. Social worker Lol Robinson tells Merrily about his client Rowenna, who may be linked to the dead crow—and who has started a friendship with Jane.
    46m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Following the fight with her mother, Jane runs away and stays with Rowenna. But when Lol uncovers a shocking truth about Rowenna’s past and Huw learns the history of the church where the crow was found, Merrily begins to fear that her daughter is in great danger from a powerful evil.
    1m

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Cast & Crew

  • Anna Maxwell Martin
    Merrily Watkins
  • David Threlfall
    Huw Owen
  • Leila Mimmack
    Rowenna Napier
  • Siobhan Finneran
    Angela
  • Nicholas Pinnock
    Bishop Mick Hunter
  • Kate Dickie
    DCI Annie Howe
  • Simon Trinder
    DS Francis Bliss
  • Oengus MacNamara
    Actor
  • David Sterne
    Actor
  • Richard Clark
    Director
  • Phil Collinson
    Producer

About

Midwinter of the Spirit

Drama

Outspoken single mother Merrily Watkins isn’t what you’d expect from a priest, but it makes her the perfect Exorcist. Watch as she plunges into a dark supernatural world in this chilling crime drama.

Information

Studio
BritBox
Released
2015
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2015 ITV Studios Limited/GroupM Entertainment Limited

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC, SDH), Danish (Denmark) , Finnish (Finland) , Norwegian Bokmål (Norway) , Swedish (Sweden)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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