Midwinter of the Spirit: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Merrily Watkins, a single mother who is not your average country vicar. Her newly acquired training in the works of exorcisms has pulled her to the dark side of the pulpit. She has become one of the very few women priests who are working as exorcists - a job which is mistrusted by the modern church and rarely ever talked about. Merrily is joined by Rev Huw Owen, a deliverance ministry tutor and Merrily's mentor. Her advanced and excessive knowledge of the paranormal underworld brings her to the notice of the local police who need her help. The force need her advice on the investigation of a grisly murder. However Merrily is still going through the motions of losing her late unfaithful husband, Sean, in a car crash. She seeks shelter in her job despite having a 16-year-old daughter, Jane. After the discovery of a gruesome murder, Merrily becomes convinced that Satanists are operating in the city.

Series details

• Title: Midwinter of the Spirit
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2015-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-10-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 3583

Cast and credited roles

• Anna Maxwell Martin — Merrily Watkins
• David Threlfall — Rev Huw Owen
• Sally Messham — Jane Watkins
• Leila Mimmack — Rowena Napier
• Siobhan Finneran — Angela Purefoy

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-09-23; final listed air date 2015-10-07; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Midwinter of the Spirit on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.