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The Worst Witch

1986 television film directed by Robert Young
Movie television_film Q3210707
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Summary

The Worst Witch is a television film[1]. It draws 4,092 Wikipedia views per month (television film category, ranking #402 of 3,555).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Robert Young[3]
  • Genre: family film[4], fantasy film[5]
  • Based on: The Worst Witch[6]
  • Cast member: Diana Rigg[7], Tim Curry[8], Fairuza Balk[9]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[10]
  • Original broadcaster: ITV Central[11]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[12]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1986[13]
  • Title: The Worst Witch[14]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[15]
  • Duration: 70 minutes[16]
  • Set during recurring event: Halloween[17]

Why It Matters

The Worst Witch is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Film/TheWorstWitch
    Based on → The Worst Witch
    Wikidata description → 1986 television film directed by Robert Young
    Trakt.tv film id → 14435
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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