The Worst Witch

It's the first day of term and Mildred's feeling positive…until she has a hand in a wing of the school falling down! Enthusiastic new first years arrive and nervous Sybil Hallow is terrified. The second years are excited about their holiday project, especially Mildred who's created a talking animals spell complete with talking tortoise, Einstein.

There's an early morning fire alarm and Mildred's shocked to see Miss Hardbroom on fire. She throws water at her only to discover it's just smoke for a fire drill. Miss Cackle is disappointed that Mildred and Ethel are still at odds and sets a friendship trap on them which joins them together! Ethel and Mildred have to go about their day and night, physically joined by the arm.

Mildred sneaks into Sybil's burnt out bedroom and is shocked to see the Founding stone isn't there. She sets out to visit everyone who knew about the stone and finds Ethel busy making a clone spell so she can catch up with school work. Mildred and Maud forbid it but Enid privately offers to help Ethel. Ethel's annoyed when her clone is nothing like her - she's a mischievous practical joker!

Mildred comes across a funny looking girl who she discovers is actually a boy wizard, Ollie. He's the Great Wizard's grandson and loves chanting - he's come to Cackle's to watch the famous chantress, Esper Vespertilio. He plays her record and the impressed girls decide to help him, but they're gutted when they hear Miss Bat had cancelled the concert due to lack of interest.

The second years make family trees in art class and Mildred is struggling. Not knowing her dad is weighing heavy on her mind and Ethel makes fun of her. Mildred and her friends do a spell to try to find Mildred's dad but it doesn't work. But when Mr Rowan-Webb appears on Mildred's tree she thinks he might be her grandad!

Enid is gutted to find out her mum can't come to careers evening. The girls are gobsmacked when the Great Hall has been festooned with floating toilet paper and Enid shamelessly owns up, wanting attention. But it backfires when the careers evening is cancelled for everyone and Enid is threatened with expulsion. Mildred hears Ethel and Felicity planning revenge and they lock her in her room.