| 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 | Georgina Sherrington Monster Bobby Abeille Gelinas Felicity Jones Christian Coulson Sacha Dhawan Kent Riley Charmian May John Rogan Jaye Griffiths Jenny Galloway Eric Loren and Stephanie Lane |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Audio format | Stereo |
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| Preceded by | The Worst Witch (1998) |
| Followed by | The New Worst Witch (2005) |
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.
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We follow Mildred Hubble (Georgina Sherrington) 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 in the end. The series has a darker side than The Worst Witch, with evil creatures and a possible doomsday.
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.
| # | Title | Original airdate |
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| 1 | "The All Seeing Eye" | 5 November 2001 |
| The new students of Weirdsister are put through a test, to see if they are strong enough. | ||
| 2 | "Never On Friday" | November 12, 2001 |
| Mildred, Cas, and Ethel learn that rules are there for a reason. | ||
| 3 | "The Gargoyle" | November 19, 2001 |
| After Professor Thunderblast sets the class some homework, Hobbes decides to take things "out of his league". | ||
| 4 | "The End of Misery's" | November 26, 2001 |
| Misery's Cafe, the local hangout, is nearly shut down. Luckily Millie and the gang know what to do. | ||
| 5 | "All That Jazz" | December 3, 2001 |
| Mildred gets super-charged with magic, after Ethel lets go of her hand while being given a magical boost. | ||
| 6 | "Dreamcatcher" | December 10, 2001 |
| Hobbes has feelings for Millie, and wants to ensure she has feelings for him too. | ||
| 7 | "Dr. Foster, I Presume" | December 17, 2001 |
| Dr Starfinder is working on a machine to "get around" the Foster's effect; little does he know that the Foster's effect comes to him - in more ways than one! | ||
| 8 | "The Seventh Sense" | January 28, 2002 |
| Elaine finds out that she has the seventh sense; meanwhile, Tabby (Mildred's cat) gets into some bother. | ||
| 9 | "The Golden Cauldron" | February 4, 2002 |
| "The Agonies" is fast approaching, and Ethel wants payback. | ||
| 10 | "Good Friends" | February 5, 2002 |
| Enid Nightshade (an old friend of Millie's from Cackle's Academy) arrives at the college, and Mildred gets more than she bargained for. | ||
| 11 | "Shaky Foundations" | February 6, 2002 |
| Professor Shakeshaft starts pining for someone he once knew, so attempts to invent a spell to travel back in time; little does he know that Hobbes want his share. | ||
| 12 | "The Whisperer" | February 7, 2002 |
| Starfinder is experimenting with Sorcerer's Eggs to find a way around the Foster's Effect. Hobbes, on the other hand, tries to absorb to magical energy from the eggs he has collected and accidentally frees The Whisperer from the walls of Weirdsister College. The only episode in the series with a "To Be Continued" ending. | ||
| 13 | "The Gates of Power" | February 8, 2002 |
| Hobbes attempts to open the gates of power under the will of The Whisperer; unfortunately for both of them, Mildred and her friends are on the case - and Mildred has a bit of a habit for saving the day. | ||
In 2007, Shock released Weirdsister College on DVD, in a boxset with Series 3 of The Worst Witch, although it is titled as "Series 4" of The Worst Witch. Shock also released box sets of Series 1 & 2 of The Worst Witch, and Series 1 & 2 of The New Worst Witch. These are all on Region 4, being released only in Australia, but playable in Region 2.
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