On the 4th September, I arrived at location in a field near a village called Aston Subedge, close to Broadway in Gloucestershire for my first day on a TV drama called "Witchcraft.
On the hillside of this field the production had built a temporary medieval village solely for the purpose of this programme. The TV drama was about a crew making a film about witchcraft. The director gets rather carried away and endangers the lives of his cast.
I travelled from home to location for all 4 days that I was involved in those scenes a total of 580 miles, leaving home at 3.30am and not arriving back until 10pm.
The scene that I remember most clearly is where the Witch Catcher has caught a young witch and placed her on the gallows. He kicked the chair away and she wriggled on the rope until she was dead.
At the end of that shot when the real director shouted "cut". The actress playing the part opened her eyes and the table was placed under her feet and she stood up while the scene was re-adjusted to do another shot.
The rope around her neck was threaded through a strong wire that continued from the top of the gallows to a harness that was attached around her shoulders and waist.
The first time I watched that scene I was surprised how realistic the effect was. We were involved in quite a few "takes" until the director was satisfied.
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