The Worst Witch (2017 TV series)

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The Worst Witch
Genre	Fantasy; Drama;
Based on	The Worst Witch; by Jill Murphy
Developed by	Emma Reeves
Directed by	Brian Grant
Starring	Clare Higgins; Raquel Cassidy; Bella Ramsey; Meibh Campbell; Tallulah Milligan; Jenny Richardson; Dagny Rollins; Miriam Petche; Kacey Ainsworth; Wendy Craig; Shauna Shim; Nicola Stephenson; Tamara Smart; Philip Martin Brown; Nicholas Jones; Amanda Holden; Megan Hughes; Trixie Hyde; Kitty Slack; Ynez Williams; Mina Anwar; Zita Sattar; Annette Hannah; Kelsey Calladine-Smith; Lydia Page; Saoirse Addison; Billie Boullet; Luciana Akpobaro; Karen Paullada; Nitin Ganatra;
Composer	Mark Russell
Country of origin	United Kingdom; Germany
Original language	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Marcus Wilson (S1); Arne Lohmann; Nicole Keeb; Tamara Rothenberg (S1–2); Lucy Martin (S2–3); Ed Horaz (S3); Sue Nott (S4);
Producers	Lucy Martin (S1); Kim Crowthier (S2–4);
Production locations	United Kingdom; Germany
Editors	David Mercer; David Head
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	CBBC Productions; ZDF
Original release
Network	CBBC (UK); ZDF (Germany); Netflix (international)
Release	11 January 2017 –; 20 April 2020
Related
	The Worst Witch (1986); The Worst Witch (1998–2001); Weirdsister College (2001); The New Worst Witch (2005–2007);
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The Worst Witch is a fantasy drama children's television series that aired on CBBC and ZDF from 11 January 2017 to 20 April 2020, with each series being later available to stream on Netflix. Based on novel series of the same name published in 1974 by Jill Murphy, the series follows Mildred Hubble (Bella Ramsey and Lydia Page) and her friends Maud Spellbody (Meibh Campbell and Megan Hughes) and Enid Nightshade (Tamara Smart) and rivals Ethel Hallow (Jenny Richardson), Drusilla Paddock (Tallulah Milligan) and Felicity Foxglove's (Dagny Rollins) adventures and education at Cackle's Academy under caring headmistress Miss Cackle (Clare Higgins) and strict deputy headmistress Miss Hardbroom (Raquel Cassidy). It is the fifth adaptation of The Worst Witch series after the 1986 television film, the 1998 television series, the 2001 television spin-off and the 2005 television spin-off.

The series was an international co-production between CBBC, ZDF and Netflix. The series was made available to stream internationally on Netflix on 22 July 2017. It was available to members in the UK, Ireland and Germany after its premiere on CBBC and ZDF.^[10] The series premiered on CBBC on 11 January 2017.^[8] A second series began airing from 8 January 2018.^[11]^[12] The second series premiered on Netflix Australia on 27 July 2018. The third series began airing on 7 January 2019.^[13] The fourth series began airing on 27 January 2020.^[14] Netflix released the fourth series on 1 October 2020.

^ Malhotra, Noor (2 October 2020). "Where is The Worst Witch Filmed? Netflix Filming Locations". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^ Camacho, Melissa (1 July 2017). "The Worst Witch - TV Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^ "BBC – Cast announced as production begins on CBBC's adaptation of The Worst Witch". BBC.
^ "The Worst Witch is getting a TV reboot on CBBC". Independent.co.uk. 11 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022.
^ ""There's still more to do" writes Alice Webb the new Director of BBC North". Prolific North. 27 May 2016.
^ "The Worst Witch remake has cast its Mildred Hubble".
^ ^a ^b Conlan, Tara (18 December 2016). "Harry Potter for girls? I'm not that kind of Worst Witch, says TV's new Mildred Hubble". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "BBC – The Worst Witch first look images and sneak peek clip unveiled – Media Centre".
^ "CBBC brings The Worst Witch to life for a new generation". BBC (Press release). 12 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ "Netflix Sets Tween Series 'Worst Witch,' 'Horse Mystery Project' For 2017". Variety. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
^ "BBC - BBC Children's announce raft of new commissions - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk.
^ "CBBC Schedule 08/01/18". CBBC. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ "BBC - Programmes categorised as Children's: Drama, Schedule, Monday 7 January 2019". Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^ "CBBC - Schedules, Monday 27 January 2020". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

[Malhotra-1] Malhotra, Noor (2 October 2020). "Where is The Worst Witch Filmed? Netflix Filming Locations". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

[Camacho-2] Camacho, Melissa (1 July 2017). "The Worst Witch - TV Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

[3] "BBC – Cast announced as production begins on CBBC's adaptation of The Worst Witch". BBC.

[4] "The Worst Witch is getting a TV reboot on CBBC". Independent.co.uk. 11 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022.

[5] ""There's still more to do" writes Alice Webb the new Director of BBC North". Prolific North. 27 May 2016.

[6] "The Worst Witch remake has cast its Mildred Hubble".

[Bella_Ramsey_casting-7] Conlan, Tara (18 December 2016). "Harry Potter for girls? I'm not that kind of Worst Witch, says TV's new Mildred Hubble". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[bbc.co.uk-8] "BBC – The Worst Witch first look images and sneak peek clip unveiled – Media Centre".

[TWW-PR-9] "CBBC brings The Worst Witch to life for a new generation". BBC (Press release). 12 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[variety-10] "Netflix Sets Tween Series 'Worst Witch,' 'Horse Mystery Project' For 2017". Variety. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[11] "BBC - BBC Children's announce raft of new commissions - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk.

[Schedule-12] "CBBC Schedule 08/01/18". CBBC. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

[bbc_series_3_early_schedule-13] "BBC - Programmes categorised as Children's: Drama, Schedule, Monday 7 January 2019". Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[14] "CBBC - Schedules, Monday 27 January 2020". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

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The Worst Witch

Genre	Fantasy^[1] Drama^[2]
Based on	The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Developed by	Emma Reeves
Directed by	Brian Grant
Starring	Clare Higgins Raquel Cassidy Bella Ramsey Meibh Campbell Tallulah Milligan Jenny Richardson Dagny Rollins Miriam Petche Kacey Ainsworth Wendy Craig Shauna Shim Nicola Stephenson Tamara Smart Philip Martin Brown Nicholas Jones Amanda Holden Megan Hughes Trixie Hyde Kitty Slack Ynez Williams Mina Anwar Zita Sattar Annette Hannah Kelsey Calladine-Smith Lydia Page Saoirse Addison Billie Boullet Luciana Akpobaro Karen Paullada Nitin Ganatra
Composer	Mark Russell
Country of origin	United Kingdom^[7] Germany^[7]
Original language	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Marcus Wilson (S1) Arne Lohmann Nicole Keeb Tamara Rothenberg (S1–2) Lucy Martin (S2–3) Ed Horaz (S3) Sue Nott (S4)
Producers	Lucy Martin (S1) Kim Crowthier (S2–4)
Production locations	United Kingdom Germany
Editors	David Mercer David Head
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	CBBC Productions ZDF
Original release
Network	CBBC (UK) ZDF (Germany) Netflix (international)^[8]
Release	11 January 2017 (2017-01-11)^[9] – 20 April 2020 (2020-04-20)
Related
The Worst Witch (1986) The Worst Witch (1998–2001) Weirdsister College (2001) The New Worst Witch (2005–2007)
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The Worst Witch (2017 TV series)

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