Original Air Date: September 17, 1975

Directed by: Vic Hughes

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: In this episode of this horror anthology series aimed at younger viewers, a teenaged girl named Jill (Georgina Kean) and her brother Steve (Jasper Jacob) visit their uncle in an area with a tragic past.

Kitty Cameo: Jill senses something eerie about a tree on the property. Their uncle’s neighbor is a woman named Catherine Woodleigh (Wendy Gifford) who knows about herbs and the sordid past where witches were killed. Catherine owns a black cat which is just one hint at her true nature. Jill pets the cat on her lap when visiting.

Later Catherine is seen also petting the cat.

Final Mewsings: Witches and black cats have both been unfairly persecuted.

Many thanks to Mark Murton for letting us know about the cat in this episode!

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