Weirdsister College
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| Weirdsister College | |
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 Weirdsister College Promotional Cast Shot |
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| Genre | Children's Fantasy Magic |
| Directed by | Alex Kirby Stefan Pleszczynski |
| Starring | Charmian May Jaye Griffiths Eric Loren John Rogan Jenny Galloway Georgina Sherrington Felicity Jones Stephanie Lane Abeille Gelinas Bobby Barry Sacha Dhawan Kent Riley |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Broadcast | |
| Audio format | Stereo |
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| Preceded by | The Worst Witch |
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Weirdsister College is the sequel to successful 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. (This is probably because of The New Worst Witch.)
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[edit] Plot
We follow Mildred Hubble in her first year at Weirdsister College, a profound 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.
[edit] The College
Weirdsister College in Cambridge is an institution where successful students from magical academies and institutes of Great Britain can further their magical education, and where qualified doctors and professors can teach and (along with the students) push the boundaries of magic with experiments. The college has many age-old traditions and legends, such as 'The Agonies' the games held once a year, the prize is possession of The Golden Cauldron, a highly magical artifact, but the winner can only have it for one night.
Nearby, and owned by the College, is Misery's cafe. This is the local hangout for the main characters, and is also the site of Jazz concerts (in which one character, Thunderblast, plays the trombone). Some students had saved the cafe from closure by 'meddling' with time. Also in the town is Jenny Wendle's studio, where meditation classes are held.
The College is a highly magical building, and with so many spells and magical demonstrations being performed, the Fosters effect would destroy the building, so The Bus Spell covers the building and its grounds. This means that every Friday the college has no magic performed in it, or strange events may happen and chaos will rule.
[edit] Characters & Cast
[edit] The Staff
- Prof. Alicia Thunderblast (Charmian May), the head of the College. Experienced witch, trombone player and more partial to cakes almost as much as Miss Cackle
- Dr. Jenny Wendle (Jaye Griffiths) an experienced first year tutor, and Millie's mentor. Runs the Witches Practice in town and her knowledge is needed to help save the College.
- Dr. Andy Starfinder (Eric Loren), American wizard who looks to broaden the boundaries of magic with science and his inventions. Got himself into trouble with Beetle on his 2nd day, by performing magic on a Friday which broke the Bus Spell.
- Prof. Shakeshaft (John Rogan), the oldest member of staff, teaches (and forgets) various types of magic but spends most of his time asleep. Rumours about him are that he is mad and that he is from medieval times.
- Veronica Dewdrop (Jenny Galloway), or as the students know her, The Beetle. She takes care of the Foster's Effect and upholds the rules and regulations of the College. She also handles the College's finances, administration and emergency protocols.
[edit] Students
- Mildred Hubble (Georgina Sherrington) Our returning heroine and main character from The Worst Witch, Millie gained a scholarship based on her artist skills to the college.
- Ethel Hallow (Felicity Jones) Arrived to Weirdsister in style, Millie's old nemesis. Upon their first encounter their mutual loathing resurfaces and Ethel claims that Mildred has no right to be in the college. However they become friends except in one episode where Ethel believes Mildred is trying to steal a high scholarship from her when really Millie is simply friends with the tutor mastering it.
- Deirdre Swoop (Stephanie Lane) Old Hang from Pentangle's Academy, more chilled out in this series but loves a spot of jazz (even donning a trilby hat) and taking part in the annual games.
- Cas Crowfeather (Abeille Gelinas) Millie's new best friend, hailing all the way from Canada to attend Weirdsister.
- Nick Hobbes (Bobby Barry) Dark and secretive wizard, not liked by most of the students and has a meglomaniac side to him.
- Azmat Madaridi (Sacha Dhawan) Wizard, best friend of Tim.
- Tim Wraithewight (Kent Riley) Wizard, comes from Bootle in Liverpool and best friend of Azmat.
[edit] Minor Characters
- Miss Hardbroom (Kate Duchene) Summoned by magic to test Mildred, to see if she was strong enough to enter Weirdsister as a student, Mildred passed and Miss. Hardbroom wished her luck, and a smile before returning to Cackles.
- Enid Nightshade (Jessica Fox) Spent a few days at Weirdsister after running away from Primrose Hill (another magic university) to see Millie, but leaves after revealing that she had been expelled from Primrose Hill for "Over-partying".
- Ben Stemson (Christian Coulson) Non-magical worker of Misery's (ran by his mother) and very good friend of Mildred, although her witchiness almost ruined their blossoming relationship, he put the feelings aside and even helped use his scientific knowledge to save Weirdsister.
- Elaine Stemson (Heather Wright) Owner of Misery's, is into New Age and loves her son a lot. Was very troubled when the Beetle threatened to close Misery's.
[edit] Episode guide
- 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 Gate of Power
[edit] 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, despite the fact that when she left the predecessing series (The Worst Witch) the cast change was explained away as plastic surgery. Presumably, she "magically" removed her plastic surgery.
