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Winterborne was built by [[Isaac Greatorex|Sir Isaac Greatorex]] in [[1764]] as a charity school for the poor, but he got into debt and sold it, after which it was reopened as a minor public school that became one of prestige over the years. However, it was widely-believed that Greatorex had been forced to give up the school because of devil-worship and human sacrifice, as well as membership of a religious sect. He was hanged and buried beneath the gallows. | Winterborne was built by [[Isaac Greatorex|Sir Isaac Greatorex]] in [[1764]] as a charity school for the poor, but he got into debt and sold it, after which it was reopened as a minor public school that became one of prestige over the years. However, it was widely-believed that Greatorex had been forced to give up the school because of devil-worship and human sacrifice, as well as membership of a religious sect. He was hanged and buried beneath the gallows. | ||
[[Whittaker (The Devil of | [[Whittaker (The Devil of Winterborne)|Whittaker]], [[headmaster]] of the school for decades, revived Greatorex's cult with [[Gavin Purcell]]. Purcell later brought his nephew [[Christian Purcell|Christian]] into the cult following the deaths of Purcell's [[Christian Purcell's father|brother]] and [[Christian Purcell's mother|sister-in-law]] and Greatorex possessed him. Whittaker and Purcell obeyed his every word. In [[1994]], Whittaker was persuaded by the governors to resign and Purcell took his place. In [[1995]], Greatorex planned to resurrect himself and killed Whittaker, who he saw as weak. | ||
Whittaker's death attracted the attention of [[Liz Shaw]] at [[Preternatural Research Bureau|P.R.o.B.e.]] She got a confession for the murders of Whittaker and [[Luke Pendrell]] out of him, but later realised that they had been committed by Christian after he killed [[Barbara Taploe]] and kidnapped [[Andrew Powell]]. Liz and [[Burke|D.I. Burke]] managed to stop Christian from killing Andrew, but Christian leapt onto the motorway and vanished. ([[HOMEVID]]: | Whittaker's death attracted the attention of [[Liz Shaw]] at [[Preternatural Research Bureau|P.R.o.B.e.]] She got a confession for the murders of Whittaker and [[Luke Pendrell]] out of him, but later realised that they had been committed by Christian after he killed [[Barbara Taploe]] and kidnapped [[Andrew Powell]]. Liz and [[Burke|D.I. Burke]] managed to stop Christian from killing Andrew, but Christian leapt onto the motorway and vanished. ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|The Devil of Winterborne (home video)}}) | ||
[[Margaret Wyndham]] became headmistress of the school because of her sister Taploe's death. Andrew returned to school in a bid to overcome the tragic events surrounding the Greatorex cult, but became himself influenced by him. He killed [[Max Rosenberg]] and assisted in Greatorex's resurrection until Liz and Wyndham banished his spirit. Andrew decided to remain at the school. ([[HOMEVID]]: | [[Margaret Wyndham]] became headmistress of the school because of her sister Taploe's death. Andrew returned to school in a bid to overcome the tragic events surrounding the Greatorex cult, but became himself influenced by him. He killed [[Max Rosenberg]] and assisted in Greatorex's resurrection until Liz and Wyndham banished his spirit. Andrew decided to remain at the school. ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)}}) | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
[[Whittaker (The Devil of | [[Whittaker (The Devil of Winterborne)|Whittaker]] was [[headmaster]] of the school for decades until he was persuaded to resign and [[Gavin Purcell]] took the office. Following Purcell's arrest, [[Barbara Taploe]] (the long-standing Head of History) was briefly acting-head before her death, ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|The Devil of Winterborne (home video)}}) upon which her twin sister [[Margaret Wyndham]] became headmistress. ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)}}) | ||
Students at the school included [[Luke Pendrell]], [[Andrew Powell]], [[Christian Purcell]], ([[HOMEVID]]: | Students at the school included [[Luke Pendrell]], [[Andrew Powell]], [[Christian Purcell]], ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|The Devil of Winterborne (home video)}}) [[Ian Burgess]] and [[Max Rosenberg]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)}}) | ||
[[Category:English schools]] | [[Category:English schools]] | ||
