The Worst Witch

The girls of Cackle's Academy make a good will trip to the all boy's Camelot College. Unfortunately the boys they're visiting are not exactly rolling out the red carpet for Mildred & the others! Even worse is there is rumor of a merger between the two schools, but Mildred and her friends devise a plan which is guaranteed to make Miss Cackle change her mind.

Mildred & the other girls notice Miss Drill is down in the dumps. They decide to give her a potion which will allow the non-magical Miss Drill to temporarily gain magical powers! Now the other teachers are trying to help Miss Drill hone her powers, while the suspicious Ethel & Drusilla try to prove that Mildred & her friends are behind it all!

Mildred discovers that there is something which she is not worst at - drawing. Ethel, however, who can't bear the thought of anybody being better than her at anything, is determined to thwart Mildred. Part of Ethel's scheme involves her "client' Drusilla winning a prestigous art contest judged by the new art teacher at Cackle's.

Miss Hecketty Broomhead returns to Cackle's Academy to take over while Miss Cackle goes to look after her sick aunt. She takes an instant dislike to Mildred & even forces her to wear a tracking bracelet at all times! Meanwhile her insistence on rigid time-keeping proves to be quite the problem, especially when she is considered to be a permanent replacement for Miss Cackle!

It's time for the dreaded Third Year Witch Project where nerves are frayed & unlikely partnerships forged! The girl's projects range from the typical of a retrieval spell, to the unique of a mini broom to the downright odd of chewing gum that never loses its flavor! The final demonstration in the Great Hall nearly ends in disaster, but all the girls work together to make the day memorable.

Miss Cackle's young niece, Gabrielle Gribble, comes to the Academy for teaching practice. Suffering from a bit of stage fright, Gabrielle takes Miss. Hardbroom's advice of being tough a little to0 seriously & she becomes a tyrant who throws the entire class in detention within minutes of her first day. Soon Mildred & her friends end up teaching her far more than she ever learned in College.

Cackle's Academy takes part in a quiz show against girls from the dreaded Pentangle's School. Mildred is angry to find that Miss Cackle allows Ethel to be on the team, but not her! Additionally Miss Hardbroom refuses to have anything to do with it, but in the soon changes her mind, as the reputation of the school & personal pride against the snooty Pentangle students is on the line!

Ruby's study of the theory of relativity results in several of the girls hoping to unlock the secrets of the past, by traveling back in time! Due to Ethel's tampering, their little experiment goes haywire and brings two ancient waring witches into the 21st century! Now the very fate of the castle relies on, Mildred!

Mildred, Maud, Ethel & Drusilla are sent on work experience to Mrs Cosie's Cafe & learn all there is about running a restaurant. That is until Ethel changes the Cafe to be the way she likes it. Ethel claims its just for fun, but when a group of tourists & Grand Wizard Hellibore all arrive at the same time the girls must find a way to get out of the mess!

Mildred and her friends try to join Ethel's Cauldron Club, but Mildred fails the initiation test after interference from Ethel. Luckily for Mildred, Fenella & Griselda, come to the rescue and create the Dangerous Old Books Society! Soon the stuffy old club begins to lose its luster & it's members! Meanwhile Miss Drill contemplates quitting after growing tired of Miss Hardbroom's harassment.

The first years are left with Miss Bat and Miss Drill while the rest of the school is away on a trip. The two teachers see this as an opportunity to put all their favorite educational ideas into practice. As a result, there's a lot of P.E. and chanting for the girls. In the staff room, Miss Drill and Miss Bat are competing for Miss Cackle's vacant chair and the authority it confirms.

Ethel & Drusilla's prank casting a boat adrift with Mildred's cat aboard takes a dangerous turn when the cat & an unconscious, Miss Hardbroom head towards the rapids! Meanwhile, Merlin has accidentally frees a Dragon Lord from his captivity who threatens to imprison the town forever unless he gets his lost treasure back! Now its up to Mildred to save the day!

Mildred & her friends set off to visit Algernon at his riverside retreat. Mildred has been told to leave her cat behind, but when no one is looking she manages to sneak him in, hiding him on a boat. Meanwhile, Ethel and Drusilla discover the boat with Tabby & they untie the boat sending it down the river towards the rapids, completely unaware that Miss Hardbroom is also on board!

There's a blizzard raging outside & the girls are desperately trying to stay warm. Amidst all the chaos, who should arrive seeking shelter from the weather, but Chief Wizard Hellibore, who is in a particularly mischievous mood & pronounces the day to be an upside-down day. Everything is turned on its head; teachers and pupils change places and there are games instead of lessons!

Panic spreads amongst the teachers when they're paid a visit from the Witch School Inspector. The particular individual appointed to inspect Cackle's Academy is none other than Mistress Broomhead, Miss Hardbroom's tyrannical personal tutor from witch training college. An emergency plan of action is drawn up and, in order to prevent any unforeseen disasters, Mildred is banished to her room.

Chief Wizard Hellibore is to give a master class in magic to the girls of Cackle's Academy. This is an ideal opportunity for Mildred to enlist his help to change her newfound frog friend back to his old self. Unfortunately, Mildred has been banished to her room and, as punishment, forbidden to attend the master class!

Ethel thinks it's Mildred's fault that Sybil is always following her around, so when things go too far during a lesson of broomstick flying, Ethel vows to get her back, by turning her into a frog! With the help of a wizard who has also been turned into a frog, Mildred just might turn back & figure out who did this to her!

The girls are learning finger sparks to enhance the effect of Spells with Miss Hardbroom. Ethel delicately zaps away one pine cone, while Mildred puts a hole in the cupboard door. Not all the Hallows are at the top of the class though, as Sybil fails her broomstick flying test. Mildred tries to make her feel more comfortable, but for some reason, she always seems to say the wrong thing.

Mildred arrives for her second year at Cackle's in a positive mood. There's a new intake of young would-be witches one of whom, Sybil Hallow, is afraid of everyone including Mildred! In an attempt to be kind to Sybil, Mildred only seems to make matters worse. Meanwhile, an argument is going on in the staff room between Miss Bat and Miss Drill about who is to be the second year class mistress!

A summer heatwave has hit Cackle's & the girls are succumbing to the heat. Miss Cackle produces a magical soda, that is so refreshing it's all the girls can think about. Soon wanting more, Miss Cackle decides to have a contest to see who can make the best non magical soda. However Ethel decides performing a little bit of magic is worth beating Mildred.

A trip organized by Miss Drill is to be a strictly "no magic" camping trip. Things get even worse when the group encounters a Scout troop of mortal boys (Including Jay Baruchel) also camping in the woods. The two groups merge to compete together in team building activities. Soon though the "no magic" rule goes out the window, as Ethel is determined to win.

Miss Cackle's birthday is a day of legendary boredom! Enid, determined not to sit through the boredom, drags a reluctant Mildred into a store cupboard. Ethel notices & locks the door on them! Inside the locked cupboard Mildred is in despair - this is the last straw, she's bound to be expelled! With the help of a badly damaged broom, they may be able to escape!

Thinking that some extra responsibility might do Mildred good, Miss Cackle asks her to look after the new first year, Enid Nightshade. Soon Maud feels Mildred hasn't got time for her any more & goes off in a huff. To make matters worse, Enid sneaked her pet monkey into the school & he's on the loose! Now Miss Hardbroom thinks the roving monkey is Ethel & that Mildred is obviously responsible!

Stopping to rest in the valley below Mildred comes upon a group of witches & hears them planning to take over Cackle's Academy! Mildred, thinking on her feet, turns all the evil witches into snails. Back at school, while Miss Hardbroom does not believe Mildred, Miss Cackle recognizes the description of the Chief Conspirator as her wicked & jealous twin sister, AGATHA.

When Mildred's attempts to revise her potion test notes fail, Mildred & Maud produce an invisibility potion by mistake, getting the duo into trouble! Mildred is determined lie low in an effort to stay out of trouble, but the Hallowe'en festival looms, & Mildred's class has been chosen to put on a flying display! A very cross Ethel decides to sabotage Mildred's broom!

It's time for the presentation of the kittens which will sit decoratively on the end of each girl's broomstick when they fly! When Mildred's Tabby can't even cling on to her broomstick, Ethel lays into Mildred about how hopeless she is, Mildred has been pushed too far, & turns Ethel into a piglet! She escapes, & the race is on to catch it & turn her back, before Miss Hardbroom finds out!

The girls are told the legend of Sir Walter who died in a rainstorm centuries ago outside the castle. Whenever there is a storm Sir Walter is said to walk the corridors, looking for revenge! Now Mildred & the girls are out to see if the legend is true! Meanwhile the girls decide the quality of the food they're being served is poor & demand a change!

The young witch in training, Mildred Hubble, has a less than desirable start of her first year at Miss Cackle's Academy as she makes quick enemies with the prissy Ethel Hallow & the tyrannical Miss Hardbroom for arriving late on her first day! To make matters worse, Mildred quickly finds herself in deep trouble & is on the verge of being expelled!