Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Diana Rigg | ... | Miss Constance Hardbroom | |
Charlotte Rae | ... | Miss Cackle / Agatha Cackle | |
Tim Curry | ... | The Grand Wizard | |
Fairuza Balk | ... | Mildred Hubble | |
Sabina Franklyn | ... | Miss Spellbinder | |
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Su Elliot | ... | Delilah |
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Danielle Batchelor | ... | Maud Warlock |
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Anna Kipling | ... | Ethel Hallow |
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Kate Buckley | ... | Donna |
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Leila Marr | ... | Pixie Brown |
Liz May Brice | ... | Zoe Chant-Vestry (as Lisa Brice) | |
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Katrina Heath | ... | Sophie Hattrick |
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Tara Stevenson | ... | Gloria Hobgoblin |
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Laura Heath | ... | Misty Meadow |
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Sophie Cook | ... | Natalie Sinister |
Mildred is one of the young girls at a prestigious witch academy. She can't seem to do anything right and is picked on by classmates and teachers. The headmistress of the school, Miss Cackle, has an evil twin sister (Agatha) who plans to destroy the school. Can Mildred foil the plan before the Grand Wizard (Tim Curry) comes to the Academy for the Halloween celebration you'll never forget?!! Written by Evan Shenkman <ejs15@cornell.edu> and Elyssa Cohen__<esc10@cornell.edu>>>
Halloween is my favorite time of year specifically for the reason that HBO annually aired THE WORST WITCH! I have been watching this ever since 1986 & it just gets better each time! Fairuza Balk delivers a fun performance, as does Diana Rigg as the hard-edged Mrs. Hardbroom. But the cake has to go to Charlotte Rae (in a dual role) and the undeniable Tim Curry in a cameo. Charlotte role really shines as the Evil Queen Aggie, who along with her sidekick Delilah want to take back her school that her sister (Rae again) now runs. Not for the tuition money or the prestige, but just so she can bring back her song. BEAT ON IT DELILAH! "Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf. Dropped into the bottomless gulf. Venomous vipers come to us, covered in evil, ooze & puss! So if you're filthy!(FILTHY) Smelly! (SMELLY) Evil, wicked & cruel...you'll feel right at home in my little school. My lil school..Mine Mine MAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMINE! Yeah!" Tim Curry later flies in (literally) as the Grand Dragon & delivers his own effects laden production number of "Anything can happen on Halloween." I don't know which were more unbelievable, the effects or Tim Curry as a sex symbol. Oh well to each his own. Ethel Hallow is ultimate foil & delivers a performance reminiscent of Nellie Olsen from Lil House on the Praire. Be sure to check it out.