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Mildred Hubble is a young witch attending Cackles Academy. She's called the "Worst Witch" because she's always caught getting into trouble.

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    The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 13 - A Bolt from the Blue
    8.6/10(28 votes)

    #1 - A Bolt from the Blue

    S1:E13

    It is nearly the end of Mildred's first year at Cackle's Academy & everyone is happy, except for Miss Cackle! She's short with all the students, particularly Mildred whom she threatens to expel. The girls soon learn that, it is in reality Agatha, Miss Cackle's evil twin, returned to take over the school! Now they must prove it to the other teachers & save the day!

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  2. The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 5 - Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
    8.4/10(27 votes)

    #2 - Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  3. The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 9 - The Heat is On
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #3 - The Heat is On

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  4. The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 11 - Let Them Eat Cake
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #4 - Let Them Eat Cake

    S1:E11

    Mildred & her friends plan on sneaking out of boundaries & go to a nearby sweets shop! Meanwhile a greedy businessman & his kind hearted, but weak willed assistant plan on converting the surrounding woods, the shop & even Cackle's into a pollution spewing factory! Now with a little help from an also rule breaking Miss Cackle, the girls form a plan to save the day!

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writers:Jeremy Swan, Martin Riley

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  5. The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 12 - Green Fingers and Thumbs
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    #5 - Green Fingers and Thumbs

    S2:E12

    Mildred's potion exam, & gardening competition are both happening at the same time! Her chances of passing look slim, as Ethel and Drusilla conspire to get her thrown out of Cackle's. When Mr. Blossom's greenhouse is trashed, Miss Hardbroom suspects Mildred, & forbids her from participating further.

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Clive Endersby

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  6. The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 3 - It's a Frog's Life
    8.1/10(24 votes)

    #6 - It's a Frog's Life

    S2:E3

    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!

    Director:John Smith
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  7. The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 3 - A Pig in a Poke
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #7 - A Pig in a Poke

    S1:E3

    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!

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  8. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 2 - An Unforgettable Experience
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #8 - An Unforgettable Experience

    S3:E2

    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!

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  9. The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 8 - The Great Outdoors
    7.9/10(30 votes)

    #9 - The Great Outdoors

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  10. The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 7 - Carried Away
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Carried Away

    S2:E7

    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!

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  11. The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 10 - Up in the Air
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Up in the Air

    S2:E10

    Frank's nephew Charlie has arrived for a visit to Cackles. He's fed up with his own school and jealous of the fun the girls seem to have at the Academy, so he persuades his uncle to ask if he can become a pupil at the Academy. Miss Drill seems sympathetic to the request but Miss Hardbroom is dead set against it. Leaving Miss Cackle wondering if it might not be time for the Academy to go coed.

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  12. The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 10 - Sorcery and Chips
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #12 - Sorcery and Chips

    S1:E10

    After Mildred causes an accident in potions, the school requests funding for newer equipment. The School's administrator, who happens to be Ethel's father, thinks this is the perfect time to bring Cackle's into the modern age! After residual effects from Mildred's mistake mixes with the new technology causes an even bigger problem! Now they see modern technology is not all it's cracked up to be.

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  13. The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 12 - Sweet Talking Guys
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    #13 - Sweet Talking Guys

    S1:E12

    Chief Wizard, Egbert Hellibore & his three apprentice Wizards pay a visit to Cackle's Academy. The girls soon see how mischievous & underhanded the boys are & a prank war begins, with Mildred being blamed for it! Soon there will be a debate between the boys and the girls & Mildred finds the boys are using magical trickery to cheat! Now she plans on turning the tables on them!

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  14. The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 13 - The Millennium Bug
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #14 - The Millennium Bug

    S2:E13

    The girls are very excited because it's the thousandth birthday of the Castle! Miss Bat is preparing a performance of the Spell girls with Fenella, Griselda, Sybil and Clarice. While Mildred is elbowed out of her drama slot by Ethel! Meanwhile the girls are shocked to find that Ethel's father & the Chair of the School, is planning to sell the Castle!

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  15. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 3 - Which Witch is Which
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Which Witch is Which

    S3:E3

    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!

    Director:Alex Kirby
    Writer:Clive Endersby

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  16. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 7 - Just Like Clockwork
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #16 - Just Like Clockwork

    S3:E7

    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!

    Director:Alex Kirby
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  17. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 11 - The Lost Chord
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #17 - The Lost Chord

    S3:E11

    Love is in the air, or at least Miss Crotchet thinks it is. The visiting Professor Von Raffenberg seems to be smitten with her, but it turns out he is a conman, who is looking for the Lost Chord, which will grant the owner perfect luck! Some of the girls can see right through him, while others are conned into helping him.

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Graham Mitchell

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  18. The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 7 - Miss Cackle's Birthday Surprise
    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #18 - Miss Cackle's Birthday Surprise

    S1:E7

    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!

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  19. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 5 - Learning the Hard Way
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Learning the Hard Way

    S3:E5

    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.

    Director:Alex Kirby
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  20. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 6 - The Hair Witch Project
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #20 - The Hair Witch Project

    S3:E6

    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.

    Director:Alex Kirby
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  21. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 9 - Power Drill
    7.7/10(20 votes)

    #21 - Power Drill

    S3:E9

    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!

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  22. The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 2 - Alarms and Diversions
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #22 - Alarms and Diversions

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  23. The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 11 - Fair Is Foul and Fouls Are Fair
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #23 - Fair Is Foul and Fouls Are Fair

    S2:E11

    The girls are restless, & they can't wait for the term to end. Miss Drill introduces the girls to basketball and arranges a friendly match with the Hevversham Hevvies! The Hevvies are ruthless & walk all over the girls. Mildred is hopeless and has a tendency to freeze when it's time to shoot at the basket! The entire school is watching, which doesn't make it any easier for her!

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:David Finley

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  24. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 4 - The Witchy Hour
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #24 - The Witchy Hour

    S3:E4

    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!

    Director:Alex Kirby
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  25. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 8 - Art Wars
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #25 - Art Wars

    S3:E8

    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.

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Martin Riley

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Bolt from the Blue" is the best rated episode of "The Worst Witch". It scored 8.6/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Andrew Morgan and written by Garry Lyons, it aired on 1/28/1999. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Double, Double, Toil and Trouble".