Miss Hardbroom (RAQUEL CASSIDY) (Photo credit: BBC/Matt Squires) It seemed clear that the heart of the series lay in the deep connection between Jill and her material.

Meanwhile star of classic horror movie Hellraiser, Clare Higgins, will play resident headmistress Miss Cackle – and Downton’s Raquel Cassidy will play Miss Hardbroom, the terrifying deputy head.

The Worst Witch Ep. 10/13 - Amanda Holden flies into The Worst Witch playing head teacher Miss Pentangle, whose school is taking part in the Annual Spelling Bee against Cackle’s Academy.

Amanda Holden will appear in the popular children's TV show the Worst Witch as Miss Pentangle, the head teacher of a rival school ...

However you fell in love with Mildred, Maud, Miss Cackle and Miss Hardbroom, there’s good news. The Worst Witch returns today on CBBC (4.30pm), with a cast borrowed from Game of Thrones and Downton ...

Rachel Heaton keeps everyone in check as the stern Miss Hardbroom, whilst Polly Lister clearly revels in playing both the kindly Miss Cackle and her ostentatiously evil twin, Agatha.

AMANDA HOLDEN has said she is "absolutely thrilled" to be joining the cast of The Worst Witch reboot as a guest star.

The Worst Witch TV series aired for three series on CITV from 1998-2001 and starred Una Stubbs as chanting teacher Miss Bat.

There’s a brand new adaptation of The Worst Witch on Netflix and it stars one of Game of Thrones‘s most popular actresses. “The Little Bear” herself, Bella Ramsey, aka Lady Lyanna Mormont ...

This year, The Worst Witch turned 40. Jill Murphy’s children’s book about Mildred Hubble, a hapless pupil at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches was an instant success when it was first ...

Miss Hardbroom (RAQUEL CASSIDY) (Photo credit: BBC/Matt Squires) It seemed clear that the heart of the series lay in the deep connection between Jill and her material.

The Worst Witch Ep. 10/13 - Amanda Holden flies into The Worst Witch playing head teacher Miss Pentangle, whose school is taking part in the Annual Spelling Bee against Cackle’s Academy.