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Simon and the Witch

6.0 / 10 · 3 votes

1987

~15 min / ep

2 seasons

25 episodes

Kids

Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend who is a real witch. She is very silly, and a huge showoff.

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Cast

Elizabeth Spriggs

Hugh Pollard

David Crane

Seasons

Ep 1
1.Episode 1
16-11-198715 min
What do you do with a witch who has trouble with her 'spelling'? Simon decides that she should go to school.
Ep 2
2.Episode 2
17-11-198715 min
The Witch is finally tempted to school by Simon's revolting descriptions of school dinners - but the frogspawn and toad-in-the-hole don't live up to her expectations.
Ep 3
3.Episode 3
23-11-198715 min
After only one day at school, the Witch decides to play truant. She thinks up a song for the European Song Contest. Meanwhile, Jimmy has a lot of bad luck.
Ep 4
4.Episode 4
24-11-198715 min
The Witch goes looking for George, and Lady Fox-Custard gets at least one unpleasant surprise.
Ep 5
5.Episode 5
30-11-198715 min
The Hon Cuthbert Fox-Custard discovers what it's like to have fun. Meanwhile George, the cat, is causing a national emergency.
Ep 6
6.Episode 6
01-12-198715 min
The Witch is ill, so it's a good job her sister is a witch doctor. But did she have to bring a gorilla with her?
Ep 7
7.Episode 7
07-12-198715 min
Who is the mysterious fortune-teller at Lady Fox-Custard's jumble sale?
Ep 8
8.Episode 8
08-12-198715 min
The day after the jumble sale and almost everybody is in trouble - including Miss Phoeble and Mr Bodley.
Ep 9
9.Episode 9
14-12-198715 min
Spooky things occur as the Hallowe'en party approaches.
Ep 10
10.Episode 10
15-12-198715 min
The school Hallowe'en party doesn't go quite as well as Mr Bodley had hoped...
Ep 11
11.Episode 11
21-12-198715 min
How can the Witch pass Mr Bodley 's general knowledge test when she doesn't know anything?
Ep 12
12.Episode 12
22-12-198715 min
The casting for the school pantomime causes more problems than Miss Phoeble would have wished for.
Ep 13
13.Episode 13
29-12-198715 min
The great day has arrived! Everyone waits with bated breath as the curtain goes up on The Sleeping Beauty.

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