The Worst Witch (2017 TV series)
The Worst Witch is a British-German fantasy children's television series about a group of young witches at a school for magic. It stars Bella Ramsey and is based on "The Worst Witch" books by Jill Murphy (published 1974–2018). It is the fifth adaptation of The Worst Witch series after the 1986 television film, the 1998 television series, the 2001 television spin-off and the 2005 television spin-off.
The Worst Witch
In the first book of the series, it is revealed without explanation that Ethel and Mildred were enemies prior to the story. Ethel takes pleasure in taunting Mildred about her inability to train her cat into riding a broomstick, and Mildred responds by turning her into a pig. From then on Mildred and Ethel resent each other, and Ethel vows to get Mildred expelled. So far she has been unsuccessful. In the first five books she appears to have no friends, although her young sister, Sybil, makes an appearance in "A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch". A friend of Ethel's, Drusilla, makes a brief appearance in "The Worst Witch All at Sea" and later plays a bigger part in "The Worst Witch to the Rescue", where she hides Mildred's tortoise up a tree. Ethel is Mildred's arch-enemy.