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The Worst Witch
A CBBC Show
The Worst Witch
Genre Fantasy Drama
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of Series 04
No. of Episodes 52
Run Time Unknown
Network CBBC
Duration 11 January 2017 –
20 April 2020

The Worst Witch is a British-German fantasy drama children's television series which is based on novel series of the same name by Jill Murphy. This series 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.

This is a new version of the series was a product of international co-production between CBBC, ZDF and Netflix, and the first series began in 2017 airing on CBBC and concluded on April 20, 2020.

Plot[]

Mildred Hubble learns about magic and witching, discovering she is a witch despite coming from a non-witching family. With the help of her new friend Maud Spellbody, Mildred goes to an academy for witches and is admitted after she saves it from the headmistress Miss Cackle's evil sister Agatha whose magic is later taken away.

Mildred struggles with tasks and work, not knowing about witching her whole life, unlike her classmates. She forms friendships with new girl Enid Nightshade but becomes Ethel Hallow's rival.

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