East Anglia, 1584. When a young woman goes into labour a group of women, led by the local midwife, gather to guide her through the trials of labour. But as they celebrate the safe arrival of new life, a greater danger arrives at the door. A 16th century tale of community, power and resistance. Gossip tells the untold story of witches as they really were - midwives, healers, women with knowledge and power.