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'''Weirdsister College''' is the sequel to successful British children's television series [[The Worst Witch TV Series|The Worst Witch ]](1998-2001). Weirdsister College ran for only 13 episodes and there have been no publicised talks for a returning series. |
'''Weirdsister College''' is the sequel to successful British children's television series [[The Worst Witch TV Series|The Worst Witch ]](1998-2001). Weirdsister College ran for only 13 episodes and there have been no publicised talks for a returning series. |
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From the 26th of October 2009 to mid November, Weirdsister College was shown on Citv Channel. All 13 episodes were shown and aired at 5.30pm to 6.00pm. When all the episodes were aired, [[The New Worst Witch]] began. |
From the 26th of October 2009 to mid November, Weirdsister College was shown on Citv Channel. All 13 episodes were shown and aired at 5.30pm to 6.00pm. When all the episodes were aired, [[The New Worst Witch]] began. |
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| − | We follow [[Mildred Hubble|Mildred Hubble in]] her first year at [[Weirdsister College]], a university for students of magic. Similar to her adventures at [[Cackle's Academy|Cackle's]], Mildred usually messes up, but saves the day at the end. The series has a darker side than ''The Worst Witch'', with evil creatures and a possible doomsday. |
+ | We follow [[Mildred Hubble|Mildred Hubble in]] her first year at [[Weirdsister College]], a university for students of magic. Similar to her adventures at [[Cackle's Academy|Cackle's]], Mildred usually messes up, but saves the day at the end. The series has a darker side than ''The Worst Witch'', with evil creatures and a possible doomsday. Weirdsister College was directed by Alex Kirby and Stefan Pleszczynski, Who were directors on [[The Worst Witch (TV Series)|The Worst Witch]]. |
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*[[Mildred Hubble]] - [[Georgina Sherrington]] |
*[[Mildred Hubble]] - [[Georgina Sherrington]] |
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*[[Ethel Hallow]] - [[Felicity Jones]] |
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#[[Never on Friday]] |
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==Trivia== |
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*The 7th episode in the series (Dr. Foster, I presume) is a reference to the quote "Dr. Livingstone, I presume." by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morton_Stanley Henry Morton Stanley]. |
*The 7th episode in the series (Dr. Foster, I presume) is a reference to the quote "Dr. Livingstone, I presume." by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morton_Stanley Henry Morton Stanley]. |
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*The twelfth episode in the series (The Whisperer) is the only episode in the series that was marked ''To Be Continued...'' |
*The twelfth episode in the series (The Whisperer) is the only episode in the series that was marked ''To Be Continued...'' |
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==External Links== |
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*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315093/ ''Weirdsister College''] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database Internet Movie Database] |
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315093/ ''Weirdsister College''] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database Internet Movie Database] |
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*[http://www.tv.com/show/10015/summary.html ''Weirdsister College''] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV.com TV.com] |
*[http://www.tv.com/show/10015/summary.html ''Weirdsister College''] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV.com TV.com] |
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Revision as of 12:33, 24 May 2013
| Weirdsister College | |
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 Weirdsister College Main Cast | |
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Starring |
Georgina Sherrington |
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Country |
United Kingdom |
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Language |
English |
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No. of Series |
1 |
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No. of episodes |
13 |
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Runtime |
30 minutes per episode |
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Network |
ITV (within CITV) |
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First Aired |
5 November 2001- 8 February 2002 |
This article is written from a real world point of view and so is not considered part of The Worst Witch universe.
Weirdsister College is the sequel to successful British children's television series The Worst Witch (1998-2001). Weirdsister College ran for only 13 episodes and there have been no publicised talks for a returning series.
From the 26th of October 2009 to mid November, Weirdsister College was shown on Citv Channel. All 13 episodes were shown and aired at 5.30pm to 6.00pm. When all the episodes were aired, The New Worst Witch began.
Overview
We follow Mildred Hubble in her first year at Weirdsister College, a university for students of magic. Similar to her adventures at Cackle's, Mildred usually messes up, but saves the day at the end. The series has a darker side than The Worst Witch, with evil creatures and a possible doomsday. Weirdsister College was directed by Alex Kirby and Stefan Pleszczynski, Who were directors on The Worst Witch.
Cast
- Mildred Hubble - Georgina Sherrington
- Ethel Hallow - Felicity Jones
- Miss Hardbroom - Kate Duchêne
- Enid Nightshade - Jessica Fox
- Cas Crowfeather - Abeille Gélinas
- Deirdre Swoop - Stephanie Lane
- Nick Hobbes - Bobby Barry
- Tim Wraithewight - Kent Riley
- Azmat Madaridi - Sacha Dhawan
- Dr. Andy Starfinder - Eric Loren
- Prof. Alicia Thunderblast - Charmian May
- Prof. Johnathan Shakeshaft - John Rogan
- Veronica Dewdrop (The Beetle) - Jenny Galloway
- Dr. Jenny Wendle - Jaye Griffiths
- Ben Stemson - Christian Coulson
Episodes
- The All Seeing Eye
- Never on Friday
- The Gargoyle
- The End of Misery's
- All That Jazz
- Dreamcatcher
- Dr. Foster, I Presume
- The Seventh Sense
- The Golden Cauldron
- Good Friends
- Shaky Foundations
- The Whisperer
- The Gates of Power
DVD Release
In 2007, Shock released Weirdsister College on DVD, in a boxset with Season 3 of The Worst Witch, although it is titled as "Series 4" of The Worst Witch. Shock also released box sets of Seasons 1 & 2 of The Worst Witch, and Seasons 1 & 2 of The New Worst Witch. These are all on Region 4, being released only in Australia, but playable in other reigons.
Trivia
- The 7th episode in the series (Dr. Foster, I presume) is a reference to the quote "Dr. Livingstone, I presume." by Henry Morton Stanley.
- The twelfth episode in the series (The Whisperer) is the only episode in the series that was marked To Be Continued...
- Felicity Jones returns to playing Ethel Hallow, as for seasons 2 and 3 of The Worst Witch she shaped her appearance to hide the fact she is sister of winy Sybil Hallow. When she came to Weirdsister, she felt as though it was safe to change back, and resumed the appearance of Ethel Hallow of The Worst Witch season 1.