Get out those broomsticks witches and get ready to fly! Now just in time for Halloween; comes the British Netflix series, The Worst Witch. The series is based on the popular children’s book series by Jill Murphy and was made into its predecessor TV series on HBO in the 90s of the same title.
The “spellbinding” story centers around a teen mortal named Mildred Hubble; a non-witch who is sent to Miss Cackles Academy and trouble ensues everywhere she goes. She’s called “The Worst Witch” in the school because she fails at every class with her “magic spellwork”‘and the headmistress Miss Hardbroom (aka HB) is not very fond of her. Her best friends are Maude and Enid. They always stick together no matter what happens.
The original cast of the 1998 HBO TV series included Georgina Sherrington as Mildred Hubble, Felicity Jones as Ethel Hallow, Kate Duchene as Miss Hardbroom, Jessica Fox as Enid Nightshade, Emma Brown as Maude, Clare Coulter as Miss Cackle, and Holly Rivers as Drusilla Pagaille.
The cast on the 2017 adaptation on Netflix stars Bella Ramsey who left the series in 2020 for mental health issues, Jenny Richardson as Ethel Hallow, Raquel Cassidy as Miss Hardbroom, Tamara Smart as Enid Nightshade, Clare Higgins as Miss Cackle, Dagny Rollins as Felicity Foxglove, Megan Hughes as Maude Spellbody who replaced the original actress Meibh Campbell, Miriam Petche as Esmeralda Hallow, Shauna Shim as Miss Drill, Wendy Craig as Miss Bat, Trixie Hyde as Sybil Hallow.
Check out the trailer here on YouTube:
The series is available on-demand on Netflix.
