True Horror with Anthony Head Witches (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary, Horror

True Horror with Anthony Head

Witches (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary, Horror

For hundreds of years, witchcraft has been associated with evil but what is the truth behind one of the best-known figures of the supernatural? We all know that practically every fairy story has a witch in it somewhere and that in the past...See moreFor hundreds of years, witchcraft has been associated with evil but what is the truth behind one of the best-known figures of the supernatural? We all know that practically every fairy story has a witch in it somewhere and that in the past people were burnt at the stake for being a witch. Shakespeare developed the three witches in Macbeth to be vulgar instruments of evil. But that was then - what about now? Anthony Head, star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, embarks on a journey that takes him from the Thames in London, to Scotland, and finally to South Africa where the fear of witches is still very strong and various forms of witchcraft are still practised. He joins a police division that deals with crimes of the occult before heading to a Durban herb market and discovering some shocking items for sale. At a traditional Zulu healer's graduation, Anthony Head comes across more disturbing scenes and later learns about the specific uses for different parts of the body. Written by Sam Stockdale See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Witches.

Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Anthony Head Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Christine McKenna Agnes Sampson Agnes Sampson See fewer	Weary Sun (2010)
MacKay Crawford King James King James See fewer	Death Defying Acts (2007)
Alistair Cording James Carmichael James Carmichael See fewer	True Horror with Anthony Head (2004)
Rosemary Smith Helen Duncan Helen Duncan See fewer	Chain (1990)
Jack Tarlton Stanley Worth Stanley Worth See fewer	Traces (2019)
Jonty Reason John Maude K.C. (as Jonathan Reason) John Maude K.C. (as Jonathan Reason) See fewer	Better Man (2025)
Paul Croft Charles Loseby Charles Loseby See fewer	The Sense of an Ending (2017)
Peter Craze Self Self See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Sorita d'Este Self (as Sorita Rankine) Self (as Sorita Rankine) See fewer	True Horror with Anthony Head (2004)
Malcom Gaskill Self (as Dr Malcolm Gaskill) Self (as Dr Malcolm Gaskill) See fewer	Hellish Nell
Ronald Hutton Self (as Professor Ronald Hutton) Self (as Professor Ronald Hutton) See fewer	Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022)
Denise Iredell Self Self See fewer	Unexplained (2008)
Kobus Jonker Self (as Dr Kobus Jonker) Self (as Dr Kobus Jonker) See fewer	True Horror with Anthony Head (2004)
Sara Kobuszka Self Self See fewer	True Horror with Anthony Head (2004)
Oswald Kuzwago Self Self See fewer	True Horror with Anthony Head (2004)
Gerard Labuschagne Self (as Dr Gerard Labuschagne) Self (as Dr Gerard Labuschagne) See fewer	Tracking Thabo Bester (2024)
Sazi Mhlongo Self (as Dr Mhlongo) Self (as Dr Mhlongo) See fewer	True Horror with Anthony Head (2004)
Will O'Reilly Self (as DCI Will O'Reilly) Self (as DCI Will O'Reilly) See fewer	True Horror with Anthony Head (2004)
David Rankine Self Self See fewer	True Horror with Anthony Head (2004)
Laurie Johnson Clerk of the Court (uncredited) Clerk of the Court (uncredited) See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)