Review of Witching Time

Hammer House of Horror: Witching Time (1980)
Season 1, Episode 1
6/10
Oh Arr, Oi Be A Witch, Oi Be
15 June 2019
In the first episode of HHofH, a narcissistic composer finds he's got a 17th century witch in the barn of his farmhouse. She's transported herself through time to escape the witchfinder and to wreak havoc in the present.

I should add that the witch has a quite wonderful "oh arrrr" West Country accent, which means she gets to go around saying things like, "You be MOIN now," while pawing her hapless male victim.

It's good fun, in a male-fantasy sort of way. Naturally this witch is a RUDE witch, floating about in a smock that doesn't come close to covering her cleavage. She's also quite keen on menacing the composer's wife in the shower, so if you are a teenage boy in the early 1980's, then this is the show for you.

Budget and time limitations being what they are, the conclusion isn't necessarily spectacular, but it's fine for 80's tv horror.
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