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The City of Magpies

His Dark Materials Series 2

Episode 1 of 7

Lyra and Will find themselves in a strange new place. The Magisterium take action as Mrs Coulter interrogates a suspected heretic witch, and Lee Scoresby embarks on a mission.

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48 minutes

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Sun 8 Nov 2020 20:10

BBC One

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Role	Contributor
Lyra Belacqua	Dafne Keen
Will Parry	Amir Wilson
Mrs Coulter	Ruth Wilson
Serafina Pekkala	Ruta Gedmintas
Ruta Skadi	Jade Anouka
Father Mahail	Will Keen
Lee Scoresby	Lin-Manuel Miranda
Writer	Jack Thorne
Director	Jamie Childs
Producer	Stephen Haren
Production Company	Bad Wolf Productions

Sun 8 Nov 2020 20:10

BBC One

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