ITV’s new thriller about a country vicar who’s an exorcist, based on the books by Phil Rickman, also stars David Threfall and Siobhan Finneran
New three-part drama starring Anna Maxwell Martin, based on the much-loved books by Phil Rickman, and adapted by screenwriter Stephen Volk.
Maxwell Martin plays Merrily Watkins, a single mother who is also a vicar who’s trained to be an exorcist, “a job increasingly mistrusted by the modern Church and rarely talked about, and one that puts her faith and family to the test...”
David Threlfall plays Rev Huw Owen, a deliverance ministry tutor and Merrily’s mentor. The cast includes Siobhan Finneran, Ben Bailey Smith, Leila Mimmack and Kate Dickie.
MIDWINTER OF THE SPIRIT will premiere at 9pm on 23rd September 2015 in ITV1.