The Witchfinders

284 – "The Witchfinders"
284 – "The Witchfinders"
Doctor Who episode
Cast
	Doctor Jodie Whittaker – Thirteenth Doctor;
	Companions Bradley Walsh – Graham O'Brien; Tosin Cole – Ryan Sinclair; Mandip Gill – Yasmin Khan;
	Others Alan Cumming – King James; Siobhan Finneran – Becka Savage; Tilly Steele – Willa Twiston; Tricia Kelly – Old Mother Twiston; Arthur Kay – Smithy; Stavros Demetraki – Alfonso;
Production
Directed by	Sallie Aprahamian
Written by	Joy Wilkinson
Script editor	Fiona McAllister
Produced by	Alex Mercer
Executive producer(s)	Chris Chibnall; Matt Strevens; Sam Hoyle;
Music by	Segun Akinola
Series	Series 11
Running time	47 minutes
First broadcast	25 November 2018
Chronology
← Preceded by; "Kerblam!"	Followed by →; "It Takes You Away"
	List of episodes (2005–present)

"The Witchfinders" is the eighth episode of the eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was written by Joy Wilkinson and directed by Sallie Aprahamian, and was first broadcast on BBC One on 25 November 2018.

In the episode, the Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) travels to 17th century Lancashire, alongside her companions Graham O'Brien (Bradley Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), and Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill), finding themselves in the middle of a witch hunt held by a local land owner.

The episode was watched by 7.21 million viewers, and received generally positive reviews from critics.