The Worst Witch (TV movie)
| The Worst Witch | |
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| Genre | Comedy Family Fantasy |
| Starring | Fairuza Balk Diana Rigg Charlotte Rae Tim Curry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Original channel | Central Independent Television and HBO |
| Original airing | 1986 |
The Worst Witch premiered in 1986 on Central Independent Television and HBO. It is based on the children's book by Jill Murphy.
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[edit] Plot
The film follows the plot of the 1974 book from the series, portraying the incidents of when Mildred turns herself invisible and transforms Ethel into a pig, Miss Cackle's notorious twin sister Agatha plotting to take over the Academy, and the Grand Wizard viewing the Halloween Broomstick formation (sabotaged by Ethel's faulty broom which she lent to Mildred).
[edit] Cast
- Diana Rigg as Miss Hardbroom
- Charlotte Rae as Miss Cackle/Agatha
- Tim Curry as The Grand Wizard
- Fairuza Balk as Mildred Hubble
- Sabina Franklyn as Miss Spellbinder
- Su Elliot as Delilah
- Danielle Batchelor as Maud Warlock
- Anna Kipling as Ethel Hallow
- Kate Buckley as Donna
- Leila Marr as Pixie Brown
- Liz May Brice as Zoe Chant-Vestry
- Katrina Heath as Sophie Hattrick
- Tara Stevenson as Gloria Hobgoblin
- Laura Heath as Misty Meadow
- Sophie Cook as Natalie Sinister
- Sophie Millett as Verity Sinister
- Julia Nagle as Bubble Toil
- Kathryn Lacey as Goodie Twocharm
- Nevena Kaley as Dawn Undercover
- Caroline Woolf as Julie Vanishing
- Amy Shindler as Spinner Webb
- Pui Fan Lee as Prefect
[edit] Production and broadcast
The film was shot at St. Michael's College in Tenbury Wells. Its opening song "Growing Up Isn't Easy" was sung by Bonnie Langford. It was composed by Charles Strouse with lyrics by Don Black. They also wrote "Anything Can Happen on Halloween". Denis King composed its score and wrote the song "My Little School".
This Halloween special aired on the Disney Channel in the United States every October until the late 1990s
[edit] Home media
Prism Entertainment released this television movie on VHS October 19, 1994. Bfs Entertainment re-released this television film on video on December 28, 1999 and on DVD August 24, 2004.
[edit] External links
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