PRIMARY CAST
Georgina Sherrington (Mildred Hubble); Clare Coulter (Miss Cackle); Kate Duchène (Miss Hardbroom); Una Stubbs (Miss Bat) -s.1&2; Polly James (Miss Crotchet) -s.3; Felicity Jones -s.1 / Katy Allen -s.2&3 (Ethel Hallow); Emma Brown (Maud Moonshine); Jessica Fox (Enid Nightshade); Joanna Dyce (Ruby Cherrytree); Harshna Brahmbhatt (Jadu Wali); Holly Rivers (Drucilla Paddock); Claire Porter (Miss Drill) 

GOTO:  [ SEASON ONE (1998) ] [  SEASON TWO (1999) ] [ SEASON THREE (2000) ]

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Season One (1998)  
( 13 x 25 min Episodes )

1.01    The Battle of the Broomsticks
Mildred Hubble makes a flying start at Miss Cackle's academy for trainee witches.
tx   22 October 1998    written by Martin Riley
 

1.02    When We Feast at the Midnight Hour
Mildred disocvers the kitchen, organises a midnight feast and lays to rest the hungry ghost of Cackle's Academy.
tx   29 October 1998
 

1.03     A Pig in a Poke
Something surprising happens in Mildred's kitchen. Ethel behaves like a real pig, and Charlie Blossom nearly makes an ass of himself.
tx   05 November 1998
 

1.04     A Mean Halloween
Mildred brings shame upon the whole of Miss Cackel's Academy just before the big Halloween celebration when she fails the exam that tests pupils on their knowledge of potions.
tx   12 November 1998
 

1.05     Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Mildred finds herself temporarily rooted to the spot but, with the help of Miss Drill and Maud Moonshine, she still manages to save the school from invasion.
tx   19 November 1998
 

1.06     Monkey Business
A new girl arrives at Cackle's Academy and Mildred's firm friendship with Maud is put to the test.
tx   26 November 1998
 

1.07     Miss Cackle's Birthday Surprise
Mildred and Enid fly to freedom, perform a party turn and land on their feet again.
tx   03 December 1998
 

1.08     The Great Oudoors
The half-term camping holiday is meant to be a strictly "no magic" occasion, but events dictate that this rule will have to be broken.
tx   10 December 1998
 

1.09     The Heat is On
Mildred and her class succumb to the summer's heat, while Miss Bat goes into hibernation.
tx   17 December 1998    written by Martin Riley
 

1.10     Sorcery and Chips
Mildred and her pals come to the conclusion that modern technology is not all it's cracked up to be.
tx   07 January 1999    written by Martin Riley
 

1.11     Let Them Eat Cake
Mildred and her pals overhear a plot which threatens the school.
tx   14 January 1999    written by Martin Riley & Jeremy Swan
 

1.12     Sweet Talking Guys
A visit from the Grand Wizard and three trainee wizards puts Mildred in a fluster.
tx   21 January 1999    written by Martin Riley
 

1.13     A Bolt from the Blue
Mildred once again shows that the worst witch in the school can also be the best.
tx   28 January 1999    written by Garry Lyons

Season Two (1999)
(13 x 25 min Episodes )

2.01     Old Hats and New Brooms
Mildred Hubble arrives for her second year at Cackle's Academy for Witches - and immediately finds herself in trouble.
tx   04 November 1999    written by Martin Riley
 

2.02     Alarms and Diversions
The newly installed alarm system proves unreliable. When a genuine emergency occurs, Mildred Hubble rises to the occasion, helped by an over-active spell.
tx   11 November 1999    written by Garry Lyons
 

2.03     It's a Frog's Life
Mildred is turned into a frog and meets another frog - a wizard who was enchanted so long ago he cannot remember his own name.
tx   18 November 1999    written by Garry Lyons
guest starring Paul Copley (Algernon)
 

2.04     Crumpets For Tea
Mildred tricks Drusilla in order to attend Chief Wizard Hellibore's masterclass and persuade him to release Algernon Rowan-Webb from his enchantment.
tx   25 November 1999    written by Garry Lyons
guest starring Richard Durden (Hellibore); Paul Copley (Algernon)
 

2.05     The Inspector Calls
When a school inspector arrives at Cackle's Academy, she is not impressed by what she finds. However, Sybil Hallow casts a dramatic spell which saves the school from closure.
tx   02 December 1999    written by Garry Lyons
guest starring Janet Henfrey (Hecketty); Charlotte Knowles (Sybil Hallow)
 

2.06     Animal Magic
Mildred and Merlin rescue Algernon Rowan-Webb after his spell-casting goes wrong.
tx   09 December 1999    written by Martin Riley
guest starring Annette Badland (Mrs Tapioca); Paul Copley (Algernon); Guy Witcher (Merlin Langstaff)
 

2.07     Carried Away
Mildred ignores an order and puts her cat and Miss Hardbroom in danger.
tx   16 December 1999    written by Martin Riley
guest starring Paul Copley (Algernon); Guy Witcher (Merlin Langstaff); Harshna Brahmbhatt (Jadu Wali)
 

2.08     The Dragon's Hoard
Mildred rescues Miss Hardbroom from plunging down the rapids, but while she does so Merlin accidentally lets a Dragon Lord free from captivity.
tx   23 December 1999    written by Martin Riley
 

2.09     The Genius of the Lamp
Sybil manufactures a magic lamp - with near disastrous consequences.
tx   06 January 2000    written by Martin Riley
guest starring Flaminia Cinque (Mrs Semolina); Julia Malewski (Fenella); Poppy Gaye (Griselda); Georgia Isla Graham (Clarice)
 

2.10     Up in the Air
Mildred uses her magic to help the caretaker's nephew, Charlie, join Cackle's as a pupil.
tx   13 January 2000    written by Garry Lyons
guest starring Nicholas Pepper (Charlie); Berwick Kaler (Frank Blossom)
 

2.11     Fair is Foul and Fouls are Fair
Miss Drill introduces the girls to basketball but when she organises a "friendly" match things don't go as planned.
tx   20 January 2000    written by David Finley
guest starring Berwick Kaler (Frank Blossom); Harshna Nrahmbhatt (Jadu Wall); Candace Hallinan (Deborah); Michelle Ryan (Dolores)
 

2.12     Green Fingers and Thumbs
Frank faces an unscrupulous rival in the gardening contest.
tx   27 January 2000    written by Clive Endersby
guest starring Berwick Kaler (Frank Blossom)
 

2.13     The Millennium Bug
Pop star Amanda Honeydew wants to buy the castle and turn it into a theme park, spurring Miss Hardbroom to resign in protest.
tx   03 February 2000    written by Martin Riley
guest starring Patrick Pearson (Mr Hallow); Tina Hall (Amanda Honeydew)

Season Three (2000)  
( 14 x 25 min Episodes )

3.01     Secret Society
Mildred Hubble returns for her third year at Cackle's Academy for Witches. As usual, things do not go according to plan.
UK tx   09 November 2000   (YTV tx  28 October 2000)    written by Garry Lyons
 

3.02     An Unforgettable Experience
Mildred and Maud are sent on work experience to a cafe and learn more than they need to know about the restaurant business.
UK tx   16 November 2000   (YTV tx  04 November 2000)
 

3.03     Which Witch is Which?
Ruby uses her appliance of science to unlock the secrets of the past but disaster very nearly ensues and it is only thanks to Mildred's quick thinking that the castle is saved.
UK tx   23 November 2000   (YTV tx  11 November 2000)
 

3.04     The Witchy Hour
The girls of Cackle's Academy take part in a radio quiz against the dreaded Pentangle's School. Miss Hardbroom refuses to have anything to do with it, but in the end she saves the Academy from humiliation.
UK tx   30 November 2000   (YTV tx  18 November 2000)
 

3.05     Learning the Hard Way
Miss Cackle's young niece, Gabrielle Gribble, comes to the Academy for teaching practice and Mildred Hubble and her friends teach her far more than she ever learned at Witch Training College.
UK tx   07 December 2000   (YTV tx  25 November 2000)
 

3.06     The Hair Witch Project
It is time for the dreaded Third Year witch project. Nerves are frayed and unlikely partnerships forged. The final demonstration in the Great Hall nearly ends in disaster, but all the girls work together to make the day memorable.
UK tx   14 December 2000   (YTV tx  02 December 2000)
 

3.07     Just Like Clockwork
Mistress Heckety Broomhead makes a return visit to Cackle's Academy to take over while Miss Cackle goes to look after her sick aunt, but her insistence on rigid time-keeping proves to be her undoing.
UK tx   21 December 2000   (YTV tx  09 December 2000)
 

3.08     Art Wars
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.
UK tx   19 January 2001   (YTV tx  16 December 2000)
 

3.09     Power Drill
The girls decide to cheer up Miss Drill by making her a potion granting her temporary witchly powers. Unfortunately they overdo the mixture, transforming their PE teacher into a witch who gives everyone a run for their money.
UK tx   22 January 2001   (YTV tx  30 December 2000)
 

3.10     Better Dead Than Co-Ed
The rumour of a merger between Cackle's Academy and Camelot College makes Mildred and her friends devise a plan to change Miss Cackle's mind.
UK tx   23 January 2001   (YTV tx  03 January 2001)
 

3.11     The Lost Chord
Miss Crochet is flattered by the admiration she receives from Professor Von Raffenberg, who claims to be an international conductor of music. However all is not what it seems.
UK tx   24 January 2001   (YTV tx  10 January 2001)
 

3.12     The Unfairground
A crackdown on discipline leads to a revolt amongst the third years. The start of an underground newspaper and campaigning for student rights results in dire consequences for Mildred and Jadu.
UK tx   25 January 2001   (YTV tx  17 January 2001)
 

3.13     The Uninvited
Mildred and Jadu are suspended and are to be withdrawn from the Academy at the end of term. The future seems bleak until Mildred's new-found artistic talents save the day.
UK tx   26 January 2001   (YTV tx  24 January 2001)
 

Christmas Special (2000)   

S.01     Cinderella in Boots
Cackle's Academy is staging a pantomime for the Christmas season and, needless to say, there is as much drama offstage as there is on, and only with the help of a certain amount of magic does the whole production end as it should with Cinderella getting her prince.
UK tx   24 December 2000   (YTV tx  20 December 2000)