| Screenplay: | Mary Pleshette Willis |
| Director: | Robert W. Young |
| Starring: | Diana Rigg Tim Curry Charlotte Rae Fairuza Balk |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Executive Producer: | Hilary Heath |
| Producer: | Colin Shindler |
| Cinematography: | Ian Hollands |
| Editor: | Andrew Denny |
| Runtime: | 70 minutes |
| Company: | Central |
| Network: | ITV |
The Worst Witch is a 1986 British musical fantasy television film based on the 1974 children's book of the same name by Jill Murphy.
The film follows the plot of the 1974 book. The story centres around Mildred Hubble, who is invariably the "Worst Witch" at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches.[1] Mildred causes many mishaps, including being late for school, making all of her classmates fall down, Mildred and her friend unintentionally turning themselves invisible, and transforming the class bully Ethel into a pig. The climax surrounds Miss Cackle's notorious evil twin sister, Agatha, plotting to take over the academy. Ultimately Agatha is foiled by Mildred, and Mildred establishes herself as the hero for the academy.
The film was shot at St. Michael's College in Tenbury Wells.[2]
Its opening and closing song "Growing Up Isn't Easy" was performed by Bonnie Langford and was composed by Charles Strouse with lyrics by Don Black. The pair also wrote "Anything Can Happen on Halloween". Denis King composed the film's score and wrote the song "My Little School".