Samhain Samhain was a village located in Hain Valley in Yorkshire . ( PROSE : " Michael Drake " ) The village was home to the Shopkeeper ' s Fancy Dress Costume Hire Shop , which contained mirrors that led to many different times and places . Iris Wildthyme visited the town several times and was heavily involved in its history . The " Samhain Morningstar " was the village ' s local newspaper . ( PROSE : " Wildthyme and the Wolf " ) Geography . The most major street in Samhain was Festive Road . Hebden Bridge was located at Samhain ' s border . Samhain ' s graveyard contained many notable individuals , such as Olivia Price , Will Owen , Peter Wilde , and Michael Drake . ( PROSE : " Death of the Author " ) History . 17th century . In 1643 , Samhain was " a small collection of folks fleeing the civil war " . Iris Wildthyme left her companion , the Shopkeeper , in Samhain with a few mirror s which were portals to different times and places . The Shopkeeper established the Fancy Dress Costume Hire Shop , which he filled with costumes that he stole from his future self in 1906 . ( PROSE : " Wildthyme and the Wolf " ) Later in 1643 , a three day party was held in celebration of Michael Drake . Iris and Panda crashed this party . When they used one of the Shopkeeper ' s mirrors to return to 1862 , they were followed by Roger Daltrey . ( PROSE : " Right vs Left vs Wrong " ) 18th century . 1700 was a significant year in the history of Samhain . A picture depicting the important event of 1700 was kept in the Samhain elder church . ( PROSE : " The Opera of Samhain " ) On 29 March 1782 , masons plastered the eggshells of Michael Drake ' s egg into the walls of the elder church in order to keep conflict away from Samhain . ( PROSE : " Self Possessed " ) On 31 December 1799 , the Samhainians were busy celebrating the coming of the new millennium in Ned Pepper ' s field . Iris and Panda used this window of time to break into the elder church and steal Michael Drake ' s eggshells . They successfully used a chisel to obtain the eggshells , but ran into a bit of trouble with the seventh Mrs Drake . ( PROSE : " Michael Drake " ) 19th century . 1854 was a significant year in the history of Samhain . A picture depicting the important event of 1854 was kept in the Samhain elder church . ( PROSE : " The Opera of Samhain " ) In 1862 , Iris and Panda stayed at Samhain ' s inn . A cavalier from 1643 named Roger Daltrey followed them to 1862 and became involved in local politics . At the time , Samhain was run by roundhead s who used the democratic process to make decisions . Daltrey arranged for a town vote on reinstating monarchical rule in Samhain . When it became clear that nobody wanted Samhain to have a king , Daltrey switched the voting ink with invisible ink . The election seemingly resulted in the Monarchists winning by one vote , but the villagers caught on to what Daltrey had done and they formed an angry mob . After hiding in the costume shop for three weeks , Daltrey apoligised to the people of Samhain . He grew to become a valuable member of Samhain society . ( PROSE : " Right vs Left vs Wrong " ) 20th century . On 15 June 1906 , the Jane Fonda Iris and Panda aided Constable Wallace in an investigation into a theft from the costume shop . They discovered that the thief was a past version of the Shopkeeper who was stealing from his future self in order to stock the costume shop in 1643 . ( PROSE : " Wildthyme and the Wolf " ) 1932 was a significant year in the history of Samhain . A picture depicting the important event of 1932 was kept in the Samhain elder church . ( PROSE : " The Opera of Samhain " ) On 3 October 1977 , the Jane Fonda Iris and Panda visited the Shopkeeper and went through a mirror which led to 1906 . ( PROSE : " Wildthyme and the Wolf " ) On 11 July 1989 , Iris Wildthyme briefly appeared in a park near Dolores Smith ' s house searching for Panda after they had been split up when the Celestial Omnibus was destroyed . For the next decade , Iris reappeared in the park every 11 July . ( PROSE : " Dolores Smith and the Birthday Bear " ) 1999 was a significant year in the history of Samhain . A picture depicting the important event of 1999 was kept in the Samhain church . ( PROSE : " The Opera of Samhain " ) On 11 July 1999 , Panda appeared in the park near Dolores Smith ' s house ; after meeting Dolores , he was found by Iris . ( PROSE : " Dolores Smith and the Birthday Bear " ) 21st century . In autumn 2004 , elephant s put on a performance of the " Threepenny Opera " in Samhain . Iris and Panda almost attended the opera , but they instead visited the Samhain elder church and encountered George . George warned Iris that Samhain was on the precipice of destruction . ( PROSE : " The Opera of Samhain " ) Circa 2005 , ( PROSE : " Self Possessed " ) Brenda Soobie and Panda came to Samhain through a mirror connecting to the Flamingo Hotel . During their visit they helped Master Maker and the Rifkind . A Tomdroid that followed Brenda and Panda to Samhain was collected by the Shopkeeper . ( PROSE : " Death of the Author " ) While the Shopkeeper was reprogramming the Tomdroid , Iris and Panda visited the costume shop and discovered a realm of living fabric s and fictional characters in its back room . They travelled into the realm and discovered that it had been created by the psychic energies of Alan the Widower . When Alan completely died , the realm and all its inhabitants disappeared . ( PROSE : " Onesies " ) Known residents . The Shopkeeper lived in Samhain from the 17th century ( PROSE : " Michael Drake " ) until 2005 . ( PROSE : " Self Possessed " ) When Brenda Soobie visited Samhain , she encountered a Byzantine , an arachnid , a man in a bowler hat with a pet carnivorous plant , a nun on a penny - farthing , Derek , Master Maker , the toys of Rifkin ' s , Rifkin , and Ned . ( PROSE : " Death of the Author " ) In the 1990s , Dolores Smith lived in Samhain with her mother and father . Dolores ' two older cousins and her aunt Rebecca also lived in Samhain at the time . ( PROSE : " Dolores Smith and the Birthday Bear " ) Behind the scenes . Paul Dale Smith , the editor of " The Perennial Miss Wildthyme " , based Samhain on the real life village of .