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The Witch's Daughter

  • 1971
  • Ended
  • Family · Kids
  • ~25m / ep
  • 1 season

Perdita, an orphaned teenage girl, lives on a remote island in the Hebrides.

Latest: Season 1 · 1971

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Oct 4, 1971 · 25m

    Perdita, an orphan, lives on a remote island in the Hebrides. Some say she has supernatural powers, including 'the second sight': and certainly there are things she has done - uncanny things - that seem to substantiate this.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Oct 11, 1971 · 25m

    Jones has arrived, uninvited, on the island and called on Mr Smith. Janey and Perdita have become friends, and Tim has found, in a cave, what he believes to be a ruby. That night Mrs Hoggart is startled by a scream from Janey's bedroom.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Oct 18, 1971 · 25m

    Mr Hoggart has been taken to hospital, and Smith has decided that Jones must return to the mainland. Tim's gem, found in the cave, has been stolen.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Oct 25, 1971 · 25m

    Tim is convinced that Smith and Jones are crooks. An old newspaper links Jones with a London jewel robbery. The children are surprised in the cave by Jones.

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Nov 1, 1971 · 25m

    Jones has been arrested and Tim has told the police about Smith. Perdita, convinced of Smith's innocence, has warned him of Tim's action and that he must be prepared to clear his name.