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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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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 8 - The Dragon's Hoard
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #1 - The Dragon's Hoard

    S2:E8

    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!

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  2. The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 6 - Monkey Business
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Monkey Business

    S1:E6

    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!

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  3. The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 2 - When We Feast at the Midnight Hour
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #3 - When We Feast at the Midnight Hour

    S1:E2

    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!

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  4. The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 4 - A Mean Hallowe'en
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #4 - A Mean Hallowe'en

    S1:E4

    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!

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  5. The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 4 - Crumpets for Tea
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #5 - Crumpets for Tea

    S2:E4

    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!

    Director:John Smith
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  6. The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 1 - Old Hats and New Brooms
    7.4/10(23 votes)

    #6 - Old Hats and New Brooms

    S2:E1

    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!

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  7. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 10 - Better Dead Than Co-Ed
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #7 - Better Dead Than Co-Ed

    S3:E10

    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.

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Graham Mitchell

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  8. The Worst Witch Season 1 Episode 1 - The Battle of the Broomsticks
    7.5/10(48 votes)

    #8 - The Battle of the Broomsticks

    S1:E1

    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!

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  9. The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 5 - The Inspector Calls
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #9 - The Inspector Calls

    S2:E5

    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.

    Director:John Smith
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  10. The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 6 - Animal Magic
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Animal Magic

    S2:E6

    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!

    Director:John Smith
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  11. The Worst Witch Season 2 Episode 9 - The Genius of the Lamp
    7.5/10(21 votes)

    #11 - The Genius of the Lamp

    S2:E9

    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.

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  12. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 1 - Secret Society
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #12 - Secret Society

    S3:E1

    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.

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Garry Lyons

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  13. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 12 - Unfairground
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Unfairground

    S3:E12

    As their third year grows to a close the girls sneak out to attend a local Fair. When Miss Cackle discovers them, she hears Mildred mocking her, the usually kind Miss Cackle punishes the whole school! Feeling this is unfair Mildred & Jadu decide to create a newspaper that mocks the teachers & has a list of their demands for how the school should be ran! Once discovered the two face expulsion!

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Martin Riley

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  14. The Worst Witch Season 3 Episode 13 - The Uninvited
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #14 - The Uninvited

    S3:E13

    Mildred & Jadu's expulsions are on the horizon & the other girls try to find a way to save them. The girls plan on running Maude for Head girl hoping to use their influence to save the two. When that plan falls through they decide steal Ms. Cackle's spell book & they end up creating a danger far greater than they've ever faced! Now it's up to Mildred to save the day!

    Director:Stefan Pleszczynski
    Writer:Martin Riley

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Dragon's Hoard" is the worst rated episode of "The Worst Witch". It scored 6.9/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Andrew Morgan and written by Martin Riley, it aired on 12/23/1999. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Monkey Business".