Episode
His Dark Materials: The City of Magpies
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- His Dark Materials
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2020-11-08
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
The City of Magpies is Episode 1 in Series 2 of His Dark Materials. It aired on 2020-11-08. The runtime is 49 min.
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