Rent The Worst Witch: The Best Of (2001)
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2h 50min
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- Synopsis:
Based on the best selling books by Jill Murphy, 'The Worst Witch' chronicles the adventures of accident-prone Mildred Hubble at Miss Cackle's Academy for witches. This video brings together seven of the best episodes from the first three TV series, starting from Mildred's first day at the Academy right through to becoming head girl!
The Battle of the Broomsticks (1998) E1/S1
Mildred (Georgina Sherrington) makes a flying start at Miss Cackle's Academy, but comes crashing down amongst the dustbins right under the nose of the terrifying Miss Hardbroom (Kate Duchêne).
A Pig in a Poke (1998) E3/S1Mildred's kitten turns out to be a bit of a surprise. Ethel (Felicity Jones) behaves like a real pig, and Charlie Blossom (Nicholas Pepper) comes to everybody's rescue in spite of nearly making an as of himself.
Old Hats and New Brooms (1999) E1/S2
It's a new school year at Cackle's Academy and the new first year intake includes Sybil Hallow (Charlotte Knowles), sister of Ethel (Katy Allen), the despised school sworn and Mildred's sworn enemy. Ethel has turned Sybil against Mildred already...but will Sybil realise that Mildred is not such a bad witch after all?
It's a Frogs Life (1999) E3/S2
When someone turns Mildred into a frog, the despairing Mildred-frog goes to the pond where, astonishingly she meets another English-croaking frog - a young wizard who was turned into a frog by a rival many years ago and has been stuck at the pond ever since. Will Mildred and the wizard-for ever be returned to normal?
The Witchy Hour (2000) E4/S3
Rival school "Pentangle's Academy" are the champions of the radio quiz show "The Witch Hour", presented by the dreamy Icy Stevens (Christopher Guard). Mildred and Jadu (Harshna Brahmbhatt) enter Miss Cackle's Academy as contestants - will all the usual fun, mishaps and adventure that Mildred brings with her!
The Unfairground (2001) E12/S3
Mildred and her friends sneak off to a local fair to celebrate the endow their exams, only to get discovered by Miss Hardbroom. The girls then get into even more trouble when they set up an underground newspaper called the "Unfairground" to campaign for pupil rights and Mildred and Jadu are suspended form the Academy!
The Uninvited (2001) E13/S3
Maud (Emma Brown) decides to set up a drastic plan to save Mildred and Jadu from expulsion. But it all goes horribly wrong when she summons up "The Uninvited", a malevolent crone who threatens to send the school to sleep forever. That is, until Mildred and Jadu save the day and get voted as Head and Deputy Head Girls!- Actors:
- Georgina Sherrington, Emma Brown, Clare Coulter, Kate Duchêne, Una Stubbs, Joanna Dyce, Claire Porter, Katy Allen, Maria Bircher, Harshna Brahmbhatt, Paul Copley, Richard Durden, Carrie Finlay, Jessica Fox, Berwick Kaler, Charlotte Knowles, Charlotte Powell, Holly Rivers, Felicity Jones, Poppy Gaye
- Directors:
- Andrew Morgan, John Smith, Alex Kirby, Stefan Pleszczynski
- Producers:
- Angela Beeching, Michael Haggiag
- Voiced By:
- Maria Bircher, Carrie Finlay, Dawn Ford
- Writers:
- Martin Riley, Garry Lyons, Jill Murphy
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Kids’ TV
