· Every Halloween a life-size effigy of a man is strapped to a blazing wheel and sent into the sea - a ritual ridding the community of evil via the use of a 'scapegoat, in lieu of a human sacrifice. When the body of local undertaker Jonathan Riddle is found washed up on the rocks, at first sight it seems that he was used as the scapegoat but Wycliffe soon finds other likely motives for his demise. "Wycliffe" The Scapegoat (TV Episode ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Verified Purchase. Every Halloween, a fishing village in Cornwall re-enacts a ritual whereby a stuffed dummy is tethered inside a woven-wood wheel, which is then set ablaze and rolled off the cliffs into the sea; the idea is that the dummy is the town’s “scapegoat” and carries all /5(51).
Wycliffe and the Scapegoat is a crime novel by Cornish writer W. J. Burley. This item: Wycliffe and the Scapegoat by W.J. Burley Mass Market Paperback £ Only 3 left in stock (more on the way). Sent from and sold by Amazon. Wycliffe And The Guild Of Nine: Love, Adultery, and Marriage Reform in Nineteenth-Century America by W.J. Burley Paperback £ Only 6 left in stock (more on the way). Verified Purchase. Every Halloween, a fishing village in Cornwall re-enacts a ritual whereby a stuffed dummy is tethered inside a woven-wood wheel, which is then set ablaze and rolled off the cliffs into the sea; the idea is that the dummy is the town's "scapegoat" and carries all the sins of the villagers away with it.
W.J. Burley lived near Newquay in Cornwall, and was a schoolmaster until he retired to concentrate on his writing. His many Wycliffe novels were extremely popular and were adapted for a highly successful TV series starring Jack Shepherd. W.J. Burley died in --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. www.doorway.ru: Wycliffe and the scapegoat () by Burley, W. J and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Crime novels featuring Charles Wycliffe. William John Burley (1 August – 15 November ) was a British crime writer, best known for his books featuring the detective Charles Wycliffe, which became the basis of the popular television series Wycliffe, shown from to Burley was born in Falmouth, Cornwall.
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