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The Worst Witch - Episode Guide

Season 1

Selection Day: Part 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2017 (60 min)

Selection Day: Part 1

Mildred Hubble's world changes when she learns about selection day at Cackle's Academy.

Selection Day: Part 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2017

Selection Day: Part 2

Second part of the premiere episode... Miss Cackle's evil twin-sister, Agatha, plots to become the new headmaster of the academy, but Mildred saves the day and exposes her. In her battle against her sister, Agatha's magic turns against her and leaves her magic-less. After saving everyone, Mildred is accepted to Cackle's Academy and Miss Cackle and Miss Hardbroom tell Mildred's mother about existence of magic.

Tabby

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2017

Tabby

Mildred learns that having a scaredy cat makes life at witching school tough - especially when Ethel Hallow is determined to see her fail.

New Girl

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2017

New Girl

Everyone's excited at the arrival of Enid, a witch from the famous Nightshade family.

Pond Life

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2017

Pond Life

Mildred makes a mistake which has unfortunate consequences for Ethel.

The Great Wizard's Visit

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2017

The Great Wizard's Visit

Everyone is surprised to hear the Great Wizard is making an unexpected visit to Cackle's Academy. He has had a tip-off that the school is going rapidly downhill and it looks like non-magical Mildred is at the heart of the problems. Miss Cackle refuses to expel Mildred and waxes lyrical about her. The Great Wizard insists that Mildred should perform a magical display to prove herself. Creative Mildred conducts a magical potions choir, but it ends in disaster, leaving Miss Cackle on thin ice. With Miss Cackle not herself, and Ethel willing to do whatever it takes to get Mildred expelled, Mildred must somehow get to the bottom of things and prove to the Great Wizard that she deserves her place in the school.

The Best Teacher

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Feb 15, 2017

The Best Teacher

Mildred learns not to take short cuts when a wisdom spell goes wrong and she has to convince her class she's their new teacher.

Maud's Big Mistake

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2017

Maud's Big Mistake

Maud's panic about parent's evening pushes her to use a forgetting powder, meanwhile Mildred wonders if her mum is a witch after all.

The First Witch

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2017

The First Witch

Mildred goes on a hair-raising journey while looking into her magical heritage, meanwhile Ethel thinks she's queen bee when she grows a wart.

Spelling Bee

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2017

Spelling Bee

Amanda Holden flies into The Worst Witch playing head teacher Miss Pentangle, whose school is taking part in the Annual Spelling Bee against Cackle's Academy.

Everyone is excited, all except Miss Hardbroom, who balks at hearing the rival school will be visiting Cackle's and that Mildred is one of the contestants. Miss Hardbroom is doggedly determined that the school will perform brilliantly and puts a strict training plan in place.

Miss Pentangle and her contestants arrive, but why is Miss Hardbroom so on edge? Miss Pentangle is everything Miss Hardbroom isn't - colourful, cheerful and friendly... but could there be more to Ms Hardbroom's competitiveness than meets the eye?

The Mists of Time

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2017

The Mists of Time

Mildred learns about Cackle's history when she and Ethel accidently slip into the Cackle's of the past.

Out of Bounds

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2017

Out of Bounds

As the end of year exams loom, Miss Cackle's secret is still weighing heavy on Mildred's mind.

The Worst Headmistress

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2017

The Worst Headmistress

Agatha takes over the school, and without Mildred there, who will save the day?

Season 2

Tortoise Trouble

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2018

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It's the first day of term and Mildred is feeling positive... until she has a hand in a wing of the school falling down! Enthusiastic new first years arrive and nervous Sybil Hallow is terrified. Mildred stumbles upon something very important.

The Friendship Trap

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2018

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Mildred and Ethel are more at odds than ever, so Miss Cackle sets a friendship trap on them, pushing them too close for comfort. Miss Hardbroom is suspicious of the mysterious new art teacher.

Ethel Everywhere

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2018

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Ethel gets more than she bargained for when her clone spell spirals out of control. Mildred goes in search of the Founding Stone. Miss Hardbroom grows increasingly suspicious of Miss Mould.

The Extraordinary Esper Vespertilio

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2018

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Mildred makes a stand about equality when a mysterious witch arrives in school. Miss Bat's chanting performance reveals a secret about her past. Beatrice's allergy is exposed with disastrous consequences.

Mildred's Family Tree

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2018

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A lesson on family trees gets Mildred thinking about finding her dad. Ethel can't resist making a cruel joke at Mildred's expense. Sports Day pushes Maud to take desperate measures.

Bat Girl

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2018

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Enid takes a practical joke too far and is threatened with expulsion. Mildred turns herself into a bat but can't remember how to turn herself back. Clarice struggles to understand the appeal of practical jokes.

Hollow Wood

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2018

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Mildred can't understand why the girls are so scared of collecting potions ingredients in the woods until she comes face to face with an unusual creature. Sybil gets a surprise visit from her big sister and Miss Cackle struggles to deal with the guilt of seeing non-magical Esmerelda.

Miss Cackle's Birthday

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2018

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Maud is stressed out directing Miss Cackle's birthday show so Mildred and Enid try to help her but accidentally turn her into a baby. Miss Cackle struggles with pressure from the Magic Council.

Miss Softbroom

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2018

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Miss Cackle goes to meet her fate at the Magic Council and Mildred is determined to help her. The first years are unimpressed with Miss Hardbroom as acting headteacher and decide to soften her up.

A New Dawn

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Mar 12, 2018

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Miss Pentangle brightens the gloom at Cackle's by teaching modern witching workshops, but Mildred is determined to see Miss Cackle reinstated. Sybil finds the workshops too much and Mildred takes a risk to help Miss Cackle.

Love at First Sight

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2018

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It's Halloween, but Mildred's more interested in meddling in Miss Bat and Mr Rowan-Webb's relationship. Her good intentions backfire when her love spell goes wrong. Sybil gets caught up in Ethel's plan to get Esmerelda back in school.

All Hallow's Eve

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Mar 27, 2018

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The girls frantically try to reignite the Founding Stone, and Ethel and Mildred are surprised by their family history. Halloween celebrations mask the magical mayhem as the castle starts to freeze. Ethel decides to make a sacrifice.

Season 3

The Wishing Star

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2019

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When Miss Cackle refuses Mildred's request to make her mum Julie magical, angry Mildred enters the Great Wizard's broomstick-flying contest. She's determined to win a Wishing Star so she can give Julie magic herself. But Mildred is thwarted by bitter rival Ethel Hallow, and both girls are disqualified - only for Mildred to make a surprising discovery.

Double Hubble

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2019

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Ethel and Miss Hardbroom make sure that Julie's first day teaching art, as Cackle's first non-magical teacher, is a humiliating disaster. Mildred is furious at the injustice and steals the confiscated Wishing Star, vowing to make her mum equal - by giving her forbidden magic.

Magic Mum

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jan 21, 2019

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Julie has no idea how to control her amazing new magical powers, and Mildred realises she's made a terrible mistake. She's terrified Julie's secret will be discovered and they'll both be thrown out of Cackles - but Julie's having way too much fun to give up her forbidden magic now.

The Swamp Troll

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jan 28, 2019

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Full of bitterness and resentment, Ethel is casting spells in anger - and slowly turning into an ugly swamp troll. Transformation complete, Cackles is in uproar at this hideous creature, and Miss Hardbroom banishes Troll Ethel to the forest. Is there still a shred of kindness inside Ethel which can save her, or is it too late?

The Owl and the Pussycat

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2019

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Let down by her parents (again) Enid is feeling blue but she soon finds a new purpose.

The Game

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Feb 11, 2019

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Junior witch Mildred Hubble struggles to find her place at Miss Cackle's Academy. Children's fantasy drama, based on Jill Murphy's books of the same name, starring Bella Ramsey.

Bad Magic

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Feb 18, 2019

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When Julie spirals into destruction, Miss Hardbroom forces Mildred to face reality.

The Cackle Run

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2019

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Junior witch Mildred Hubble struggles to find her place at Miss Cackle's Academy. Children's fantasy drama, based on Jill Murphy's books of the same name, starring Bella Ramsey.

Starstruck

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2019

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Indigo disappears after being humiliated by Miss Hardbroom again.

Finding Joy

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Mar 11, 2019

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Junior witch Mildred Hubble struggles to find her place at Miss Cackle's Academy. Children's fantasy drama, based on Jill Murphy's books of the same name, starring Bella Ramsey.

The Broom Stick Uprising

Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Mar 18, 2019

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Mildred uses a re-animation potion on an old broom to help her sweep up faster – but her thoughtless treatment leads to a broomstick rebellion. Mildred is taken prisoner and only released after helping to fix the brooms – which return the favour and save the day for Indigo in a daring flying display after she looks set to fail her exam.

Ethel Hallow to the Rescue: Part 1

Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2019

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With Miss Bat's Wedding approaching there is still no sign of Indigo Moon. When a wedding gift of a Wishing Star arrives Mildred and Ethel hatch a plan to steal the wish to help find Indigo. This goes horribly wrong when Ethel uses the wish to summon Indigo with the intention of destroying the Academy unless Miss Hardbroom surrenders to Indigo

Season 4

The Crystal Lake

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2020

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Junior witch Mildred Hubble struggles to find her place at Miss Cackle's Academy. Children's fantasy drama, based on Jill Murphy's books of the same name

Enid's Last Race

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2020

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Will Enid's dreams of sprint stardom at the Witch World Games qualifiers end in tatters?

Mildred the Detective

Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2020

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Ethel and Mildred are tasked with finding a magical prankster at large in Cackle's.

A Witch in Time

Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2020

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MIldred attempts to stop her terrible future vision from coming true.

Grounded

Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2020

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Mildred is horrified to find her magic is broken when visiting Izzy's farm.

The Witching Hour, Part 1

Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2020

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Mildred's final head girl challenge has disastrous consequences for Miss Cackle.

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