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"The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge" is the third episode of the second series of the British dark comedy anthology television programme ''Inside No. 9''. It was written by Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, and directed by Dan Zeff. It first aired on 9 April 2015 on BBC Two. The story follows a 17th-century witch trial. Elizabeth Gadge, played by Ruth Sheen, stands accused of witchcraft by inhabitants of the village of Little Happens, including characters played by Sinead Matthews, Jim Howick, Paul Kaye and Trevor Cooper. Magistrate Sir Andrew Pike, played by David Warner, has summoned famed witch-finders Mr Warren and Mr Clarke, played by Shearsmith and Pemberton, to try Elizabeth, but is more concerned with bringing people to the village than finding the truth. The episode was not intended to be a parody of period dramas, but instead to reflect the absurdity of real witch trials. To that end, the characters take the events of the episode seriously, which leads to much of the humour. The writers' influences included ''Witchfinder General'', ''The Crucible'', Monty Python and Hammer Horror films, while the names of the witch-finders were a tribute to actor Warren Clarke. Many critics responded positively to the episode, praising the humour—especially that deriving from the use of archaic language—the writing and the performances. Some, however, considered "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge" of lower quality than the previous two episodes. ==Production== The second series of ''Inside No. 9'' was written in 2014, and then filmed from the end of 2014 into early 2015. The writing process for "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge" began with Shearsmith's suggestion of a witch trial as a plot idea, and the writers then worked out the details of the setting. The episode was filmed, mostly in story order,〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 26:24.〕 on location in a barn at the Chiltern Open Air Museum.〔 The same location had previously been used for ''Doctor Who'' and ''Horrible Histories''. In addition, concurrent with the filming of "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge", a ''Drunk History'' sketch starring Luke Pasqualino—a previous ''Inside No. 9'' guest star—was being filmed nearby.〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 23:15.〕 Shot in December, "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge" was the first episode of the second series to be filmed.〔〔 The barn was extremely cold during filming; Pemberton joked that, unlike on ''Titanic'', they would not be digitally adding breath in the production process.〔 "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge" was written to mimic genuine witch trials, some transcripts of which Pemberton and Shearsmith had read as part of the writing process.〔 The fixation of the characters on "teats" and "suckling", for instance, was something Shearsmith had seen in authentic trials. One writing challenge concerned the need for new information to be brought with each witness; this is what shaped the structure of the script.〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 2:10.〕 For Shearsmith, given that the trials were already absurd, they cannot be parodied. The humour of the episode, for him, comes precisely from the fact that the characters take the events so seriously, and do not see this absurdity.〔 Pemberton said that the pair aimed for authenticity, and did not seek to produce a spoof of a period piece. To that end, he was complimentary of Yves Barr, a costume designer with whom the writers had worked for a number of years, who did "a fantastic job creating this period on a shoestring". Given that, in his view, "people don't do this period", Shearsmith expressed excitement to be filming something set in the 17th century.〔 The episode was the only period piece in the first two series, but the writers expressed willingness to do another;〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 29:14.〕 they felt that the setting showed that they really could go anywhere with the programme.〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 9:20.〕 As each episode of ''Inside No. 9'' features new characters, the writers were able to attract actors who might have been unwilling to commit to an entire series. "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge" starred Pemberton and Shearsmith as Mr Warren and Mr Clarke respectively, along with David Warner as Sir Andrew Pike and Ruth Sheen as Elizabeth Gadge.〔 Warner had previously worked with Pemberton and Shearsmith on ''The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse'', and the writers thought him very well-suited to the role as Sir Andrew Pike.〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 2:58.〕 Shearsmith considered Sheen a very capable actress, and complimented the way she played Gadge as a serious character; Pemberton felt she added "gravitas" to the role.〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 6:06.〕 Sinead Matthews starred as Sarah Nutter, Jim Howick as Thomas Nutter, Paul Kaye as Richard Two-Shoes, and Trevor Cooper as George Waterhouse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge )〕 Shearsmith was particularly pleased to have Howick appearing in the episode. As he had appeared in ''Horrible Histories'', he added, for Shearsmith, "a weight of royalty".〔 The "comic coupling" of Howick and Matthews had characters who were originally, mistakenly, named "Gadge", but this did not fit with the characters' relationship with the titular Elizabeth. The couple were renamed "Nutter", a reference to Alice Nutter of the real-world Pendle witch trials.〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 6:27.〕 In addition to the credited actors, the crew had a crowd of extras for one day of filming.〔 Around 12 extras were used; budget constraints allowed this number for a day, or five extras for two days. This constraint led to a change in the script, seeing the crowd removed from the trial.〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 5:19.〕 Although uncredited,〔 Goody Two-Shoes was played by an actress who had appeared in ''Psychoville'', one of Pemberton and Shearsmith's previous productions, as Joanne Dunderdale, an understudy.〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 10:22.〕 The writers were complimentary of Cooper's performance; they said that he was almost "conducting" the crowd of extras, in that they were noisy when he was shouting, and quiet when he stopped.〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 11:10.〕 In addition to the addition of visual effects, the closing sequence required ADR due to the sound of rain on the original filming. The visual effects were director Dan Zeff's idea, and the writers were pleased that they were within budget. They also serve to tie the final shot to the opening shot of the episode, as both feature a raven.〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 25:24.〕 Scenes that were cut down in the editing process included the initial meeting between the witchfinders—Warren and Clarke—and Sir Andrew Pike, and a private discussion between Warren and Clarke after the first day of the trial. The extended versions of the scenes featured an explanation about the Devil being found in everyday objects and a discussion about the stages of torture respectively. Shearsmith expressed frustration that these extra scenes could not be included on the DVD release.〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 1:28.〕〔Pemberton and Shearsmith, episode commentary, 19:59.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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