List of Characters in The Worst Witch

This is a list of characters in The Worst Witch books, telemovie and TV series. Also included are characters from Weirdsister College and The New Worst Witch.

2017 TV Series

Cackle's Academy Staff

• Miss Ada Cackle - Headmistress of the Academy.
• Miss Hecate Hardbroom -Deputy headmistress and potions teacher of Miss Cackle's Academy, and Mildred's form mistress.
• Miss Gwen Bat - The chanting and history teacher
• Miss Dimity Drill - The PE and flying teacher
• Miss Gullet - Health-and-Safety-conscious teacher in 2017 series who also teaches Spell Science. She becomes Agatha Cackle's sidekick.
• Mr Algernon Rowan-Webb - Mr Rowan-Webb becomes the first wizard teacher at Cackle's. He takes over from Miss Gullet as the Spell Science teacher.
• Miss Marigold Mould - The art teacher, She uses a lot of flowery language and can be quite dramatic.
• Ms Julie Hubble - Mildred's mother becomes the art teacher in Mildred's third year.
• Miss Tapioca - The head cook of the kitchens at Cackle's Academy.
• Miss Arabella Hempnettle - Replacement P.E. teacher in Mildred's fourth year.
• Mr. Daisy - Replaces Mr Rowan-Webb as Spell Science teacher.
• Mrs Alma Cackle - Miss Cackle and Agatha's mother, and former headmistress of the Academy.
• Christobelle Cackle - Founder of Cackle's Academy in the 2017 TV Series

Cackle's Academy Students

• Mildred Hubble - A good-hearted, but bungling young witch-in-training, who never seems to get anything right. She is friends with Maud Spellbody and Enid Nightshade.
• Maud Spellbody - Mildred´s first and best friend at Miss Cackle's Academy. (Maud Spellbody in the books and 2017 TV series, Maud Warlock in the 1986 film.)
• Enid Nightshade - known for being a practical joker and is best friends with Mildred Hubble and Maud Spellbody.
• Ethel Hallow - Mildred Hubble's acid-tongued rival. She always gets straight As in everything and is spoiled, snobbish and vindictive.
• Drusilla Paddock - Ethel Hallow's best friend in Season 1 before supposedly ‘moving house’.
• Gloria Newt - class friend of Felicity Foxglove, Ethel Hallow &Drusilla Paddock
• Mercredi Addam -class friend of Ethel Hallow & Drusilla Paddock
• Felicity Foxglove - a student in Mildred's year. sometimes friends with Ethel Hallow.
• Sybil Hallow - Ethel's younger sister.
• Clarice Twigg - Sybil Hallow's best friend, and sister of Esmeralda and Ethel, a year below Ethel. She is also referred to as ‘intelligent and weird’.
• Beatrice Bunch - Sybil Hallow's friend, known for her cooking skills and friendliness.
• Esmerelda Hallow- The older sister of Ethel, she is two years above Ethel at Cackle's.
• Mabel Tapioca - Daughter of Miss Tapioca, the school cook.
• Indigo Moon - Used to be Miss Hardbroom's friend; was turned to stone for 30 years. Returned due to Mildred Hubble.
• Fenella Feverfew - Coven leader in Esmeralda’s class.
• Isabella ‘Izzy’ Jones - three years below Mildred, from a non magical background.
• Azura Moon - three years below Mildred, Indigo’s daughter.
• List of Students at Cackle's Academy - There are about 60 students at Cackle's, and various names can be seen in the series.

Other Characters

• Agatha Cackle - Miss Cackle's identical rebellious twin sister, she has tried to take over the Academy on multiple occasions.
• Mr. Crabgrass - Hedge Wizard and groundskeeper at Pentangle's Academy (Magical Mystery Game).
• Victoria Cobwebton - First witch to have a cat as a familiar
• Miss Darkside - Replacement teacher in the 2017 series.
• Miss Doomstone - The School Inspector in Miss Softbroom.
• Loretta Eaglewing - Relative of Lucinda who was at school with Ada and Agatha Cackle.
• Betsy Evershine - Inventor of chanting
• Edna Farthingwand - inventor of the Flying Broomstick
• Fenella Foxglove- Felicity's mother.
• Felicia Foxglove - Relative of Felicity who was at school with Ada and Agatha Cackle.
• Sapphire Hailstone - Pentangle's student who competes in the Spelling Bee.
• Mrs Ursula Hallow - Ethel's mother, and once a member of the magic council before removal for forging Miss Cackle’s removal.
• Mr Hallow - Ethel's father and wife of Mrs. Ursula Hallow.
• Beryl Hallow - Ethel's, Sybil's and Esmerelda's grandmother.
• Zac Hawthorn - Pentangle's student who competes in the Spelling Bee.
• Grand Wizard Egbert Helibore - The Grand Wizard.
• Ms Julie Hubble - Mildred's mother, who is non-magical (with the exception of select early S3 episodes)
• Mirabelle Hubble - Mildred's last magical ancestor. Due to the loss of a Founding Stone, she gave up 12 generations of magic.
• Indigo Moon - Used to be Miss Hardbroom's friend; was turned to stone for 30 years.
• Mrs Narcissus Nightshade - Enid's mother, and world famous.
• Mr Nathaniel Nightshade - Enid's father, and world famous.
• Oliver - Egbert Hellibore's grandson, who wants to take chanting classes.
• Miss Pippa Pentangle -The headmistress of Miss Pentangle's Academy for Witches, and friends with Miss Hardbroom.
• Martin Pringle - A non-magical man who is mistaken for the wedding registrar, and who Julie Hubble takes a liking to.
• Meera Shahmould - Potion pioneer who disvovered uses of many ingredients
• Mercy Whistlemoon - Librarian at Pentangle's Academy (Magical Mystery Game).
• Ursula Catnip - Pentangle's student and star athlete.
• Gertrude Hallow - Cackle's first head girl.
• Barbara Beechmark - Competes in athletics for Wolfram Academy.
• Zavier Grey- Student at Miss Amulet's Academy.
• Miss Rook - Sports coach at Mountbroom Academy.
• Wilhelmina Grimoir - Posed as Jessica Juniper. Miss Cackle knew her as a child, she was at Wormwood Correctional School with Agatha.
• Lyla Grew, Maya Langhar, Camilla Clove - students at Wormwood's Academy.
• Miranda Clove – Camilla’s sister who was turned into a cactus.
• Miss Splinter - Teacher at Wormwood's Academy.
• Mrs Mavis Spellbody - Maud's mother.
• Mr Gordon Spellbody - Maud's father.
• Mona Spellbody - Maud's grandmother, as seen in ‘Mists of Time’.
• Miranda Toadturn - Creator of The Witches' Code.
• Zelda Tundlewink - Star’s original owner and a magical thief.
• Bella Twigg - Clarice's mother
• Lucian Twigg - Clarice's father
• Dave 'Spike' Jones - Mildred's and Izzy's father, and Julie Hubble's former boyfriend.
• Names of other parents can be seen on Mrs Hallow's petition in A New Dawn: [[1]]

1998 TV Series

Cackle's Academy Staff

• Miss Amelia Cackle - Headmistress and spells teacher of the Academy.
• Miss Constance Hardbroom - Deputy headmistress and potions teacher of Cackle's Academy, and Mildred's form mistress.
• Miss Davina Bat - the loopy and eccentric chanting teacher at Cackle's Academy. Often found in the staffroom cupboard.
• Miss Imogen Drill - The PE teacher, and the only member of staff who is non-magical.
• Miss Lavinia Crotchet - The replacement chanting teacher for Miss Bat in season 3. Though not quite as eccentric as Miss Bat she still has her own charm and quirks.
• Miss Gimlett - A teacher who is mentioned but is never actually seen. She was meant to take over as Mildred's form tutor at the start of her second year.
• Miss Gabrielle Gribble - A student teacher from Weirdsister College, and Miss Cackle's niece.
• Mrs Maria Tapioca - The head cook of the kitchens at Cackle's Academy.
• Mrs Semolina - The replacement cook while Mrs Tapioca is away.
• Mr Frank Blossom - The caretaker at Cackle´s, and an inventor of all kind of contraptions.
• Mr Ted Blossom - Frank's Brother, and the replacement caretaker in season 3.
• Hermione Cackle - Founder of Cackle's Academy in the 1998 TV Series

Cackle's Academy Students

• Mildred Hubble - A good-hearted, but bungling young witch-in-training, who never seems to get anything right. She is friends with Maud Moonshine and Enid Nightshade.
• Maud Moonshine - Mildred´s first and best friend at Miss Cackle's Academy. (Maud Spellbody in the books and 2017 TV series, Maud Warlock in the 1986 film.)
• Enid Nightshade - known for being a practical joker and is best friends with Mildred Hubble and Maud Moonshine.
• Ethel Hallow - Mildred Hubble's acid-tongued rival. She always gets straight As in everything and is spoiled, snobbish and vindictive.
• Drusilla Paddock - Ethel Hallow's best and only friend.
• Ruby Cherrytree - Part of Mildred's circle of friends. The resident mad scientist of the Academy. Often in trouble for her gadgets and inventions.
• Jadu Wali - Part of Mildred's circle of friends. Very democratic. Later becomes Deputy Headgirl to Mildred
• Fenella Feverfew - One year ahead of Mildred, and is friends with Griselda Blackwood.
• Griselda Blackwood - One year ahead of Mildred, and is friends with Fenella Feverfew.
• Sybil Hallow - Ethel's younger sister. Rather gullible but excels in music
• Clarice Crow - Sybil Hallow's best (and presumably only) friend.
• List of Students at Cackle's Academy - There are about 60 students at Cackle's, and various names can be seen in the series.

Other Characters

• Betty Bindweed - One of Agatha Cackle's cronies.
• Wilhelmina Wormwood- students Excluded
• Miss Bronwyn Blackcat- Director of the Witchcraft of the Year show.
• Charlie Blossom - Caretaker Frank Blossom's nephew, he becomes a pupil Camelot College.
• Mistress Hecketty Broomhead - The School Inspector, She took over briefly as headmistress in Just Like Clockwork.
• Agatha Cackle - Miss Cackle's identical rebellious twin sister, she has tried to take over the Academy on multiple occasions.
• Millicent Coldstone - One of Agatha Cackle's cronies.
• Mrs Cosie - Owner of the local tea-rooms, Cosie's.
• Barry Dragonsbane - The Grand Wizard's bullying apprentice.
• Serge Dubois - Boy scout chief and Miss Drill's boyfriend.
• Lucy Fairweather - Famous Witch who defeated Baron Overblow and saved the peasants from him.
• Gary Grailquest - The Grand Wizard's other bullying apprentice.
• Benjamin Greengage - Deputy Headmaster of Camelot College.
• Mr Hallow - The Chair of Governors at Cackle's and Ethel's father.
• Chief Wizard Egbert Helibore - The Grand Wizard, and headmaster of Camelot College.
• Harriet Hogweed - Was defeated by Lucy Fairweather.
• Amanda Honeydew - Popstar and member of the Spell Girls.
• Sam Hope - A kindhearted businessman who helps to save Cosie's.
• Miss Lynne Lamplighter - A local artist who visits the school for Art Week.
• Merlin Langstaff - An ex-apprentice of The Chief Wizard, now Mr Rowan-Webb's apprentice.
• Mandrake - a long-dead Wizard that once owned Algernon's riverside house.
• Mortimer Mistletoe - The Bully who turned Algernon Rowan-Webb into a frog.
• Miss Phyllis Pentangle - The headmistress of Miss Pentangle's Academy for Witches.
• Miss Pike - Basketball coach at Heversham High.
• Michael Rafferty - Poses as Prof. Von Raffenburg
• Rocky Mountain Rangers - Group of boy scouts including Bean Pole, Spooky, Bounce and Tin Can.
• Terry Root - Mr Blossom's Rival in the Gardening Competition.
• Algernon Rowan Webb - Was turned into a frog, Mildred gets Mr Hellibore to turn him back.
• Percy Slyce - Sam's boss who schemes to shut down Cosie's.
• Icy Stevens - Famous DJ and radio host.
• Deirdre Swoop - Pentangle's pupil who goes to Weirdsister College, and later becomes the PE teacher in The New Worst Witch.

Book-Only Characters

• Grand High Witch - Judges the talent competition in Mildred's fourth year.
• Supreme Magician - Judges the talent competition in Mildred's fourth year.
• Mr Brilliantine and Mrs Hilda Brilliantine - Owners of the circus where Star came from.

1986 Film-Only Characters

• Miss Spellbinder - Flying teacher from the 1986 telemovie
• Delilah - Member of Agatha Cackle's Coven in the Telemovie.
• Donna - Miss Cackle's Niece in the Telemovie.

Weirdsister College-Only Characters

• Prof. Alicia Thunderblast -The head of the College.
• Dr. Jenny Wendle - An experienced first-year tutor, and Millie's mentor.
• Dr. Andy Starfinder - American wizard who looks to broaden the boundaries of magic with science and his inventions.
• Prof. Johnathan Shakeshaft - The oldest member of staff, teaches (and forgets) various types of magic.
• Veronica Dewdrop (known as The Beetle) - Takes care of the Foster's Effect and upholds the rules and regulations of the College.
• Mr Denton - The Caretaker
• Cas Crowfeather - Mildred's new best friend.
• Nick Hobbes - Dark and secretive wizard.
• Azmat Madaridi - Wizard, best friend of Tim.
• Tim Wraithewight - Wizard, best friend of Azmat.
• Deirdre Swoop - Pentangle's pupil who goes to Weirdsister College, and later becomes the PE teacher in The New Worst Witch.
• Ben Stemson - Non-magical worker of Misery's, Mildred's boyfriend.
• Elaine Stemson - Owner of Misery's.
• Dr. Josie Foster - The woman who discovered the Foster's Effect.
• Alison - Prof. Shakeshaft's fiance from the middle ages.
• Guy De Malfeasance - The Whisperer, has been trapped in the walls of Weirdsister College for many years.

The New Worst Witch-Only Characters

• Henrietta "Hettie" Hubble - The younger cousin of Mildred Hubble, and just as clumsy.
• Crescentmoon "Cressie" Winterchild - A member of the Hedge Witch Community, and friends with Hettie.
• Mona Hallow - The younger sister of Ethel Hallow and Sybil Hallow, she is friends with Hettie.
• Belladonna Bindweed - The stuck-up, conniving and nasty rival of Hettie, Mona and Cressie.
• Cynthia Horrocks - The equally stuck-up, snotty sidekick of Belladonna.
• Dyllis Mustardseed - A minor character in Hettie's year.
• Roseanne Speedwell - A minor character in Hettie's year.
• List of Students at Cackle's Academy - There are about 60 students at Cackle's, and various names can be seen in the series.
• Miss Deirdre Swoop - Pentangle's pupil who becomes the PE teacher in The New Worst Witch.
• Miss Nightingale - the passionate and dramatic art teacher of Cackle's, Replaces Miss Bat/Miss Crochet in TNWW.
• Miss Myrtle Widget - The eccentric and passionate art teacher who replaces Miss Nightingale in the second season of TNWW.
• Caspian Bloom - The librarian at Cackle's who replaces Mr Blossom the handyman in TNWW.
• Phoebe Nettlebetter - a Pentangle's student who appears in New Worst Witch.
• Araminta Hexley Gore - Witch famous for doing the levitating boomerang broomstick trick.
• Richard Avalon - Wizard authour.
• Artemis Hardbroom - Miss Hardbroom's Nephew.
• Wizard Stoneyface - Judges the Wiz of The Year competition.