'The Canterbury Vampires'
Clump 2 - episodes 6-10
'Salem'
The magic students travel back in time to the Salem Witch Trials of 1691. It holds a terrible secret for them!
Wanting to prove whether Arthur Miller's- The Crucible was accurate, they get in with the locals. Penelope does this more than the others in a very sexy scene with a local farm boy. When Charity gets kidnapped by the with hunters, the group knows that magic's the only thing that will save her!
Episode one
Charity has a nasty wake up call when she realises that University life has its drawbacks.
When she takes this issue to her lecturer, she is told that they will be studying the issue of prejudice. They are all thrilled to find out that this will be practical experience as will be time travelling back to the Salem Witch trials! But are they ready for such a trip?
Episode two
While the students are practising their spells, Miles makes a terrible mistake.
Instead of making him the class loser, he becomes campus Royalty.
That is before his sexuality comes into question! To prove his intelligence and his masculinity he decides to take the gang back to Salem under his own steam.
But will his lack of preparation get them into trouble yet again?
Episode three
All four magic student land in Salem and have a long walk into town!
They realise that they haven't thought this field trip through! In a town that hangs outsiders, they are wearing trainers and Armani jeans! The gang splits up to find some clothes and Penelope gets a shock that will change her life forever.
Episode Four
We left Penelope in episode three, needing an immediate cover-up. (She's lost her clothes.)
How does she cope? - caught with nothing to cover her modesty!
Will she run away or will she lose her
inhibitions in a donkey shed with a farm boy?
At the same time, Tyra has lost Miles and is trying to find clothing on
her own.
Her investigations take her much further
than she anticipated. She is horrified to find herself the main witness
of a real witch trial.
When all of the gang meet up, they realised they have lost Charity along
the way… has she got lost or has she been captured?
Episode Five
Charity has been kept in a Dungeon and is being tried by a very familiar person to listeners!
A mock trial is undertaken. Charity is sentenced to death!
Will the gang being able to save her before it's too late? Will they all get back to Canterbury in one piece.
Who will they lose along the way? Now
listen up!
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