The Pale Horse

The Pale Horse

Created by Sarah Phelps

On BBC One

20201 season2 episodes59 min5.8 / 10

A gothic mystery rooted in 1960s English countryside where superstition, murder, and the occult collide in an atmosphere of creeping dread.

After a list of names is found in the shoe of a dead woman, one of the named people begins investigating and is drawn to the The Pale Horse, the home of a trio of rumored witches living in a small village. Word has it that the witches can do away with wealthy relatives using dark arts.

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