Simon and the Witch

1987

Simon and the Witch

7.5 | en | Kids

Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend who is a real witch. She is very silly, and a huge showoff.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP12 Episode 12

Dec. 20,1988

Can Lady Fox-Custard use her influence with the police to close down Valdini's?

EP11 Episode 11

Dec. 19,1988

Sally becomes a spy, and the Witch becomes a cleaner.

EP10 Episode 10

Dec. 13,1988

The Witch decides to pour cold water on Lady Fox-Custard's plans.

EP9 Episode 9

Dec. 12,1988

The Holiday Club has been closed down, but who cares with a real live Witch around?

EP8 Episode 8

Dec. 06,1988

Tombola's snakes are getting on the Witch's nerves, and the vacuum cleaner won't work. Could there be a connection?

EP7 Episode 7

Dec. 05,1988

Things are going badly for the Witch. Her wand is missing, and, to make things worse, she hasn't even been invited to Cuthbert's birthday party.

EP6 Episode 6

Nov. 29,1988

The Witch and Tombola visit Valdini's to eat spaghetti.

EP5 Episode 5

Nov. 28,1988

While Angelica recovers from her nasty surprise, Lady Fox-Custard organises an entertainment for 'nice' young children, and the Witch and Tombola go hunting for snails.

EP4 Episode 4

Nov. 22,1988

An unexpected visitor fliesin to see the Witch and brings some unusual pets.

EP3 Episode 3

Nov. 21,1988

The plan to save Valdini's goes into action. But Lady Fox-Custard and Sally are determined to spoil everything.

EP2 Episode 2

Nov. 15,1988

Lady Fox-Custard goes on a health kick.

EP1 Episode 1

Nov. 14,1988

How can Mr. Valdini keep his cafe open when there's no one to eat the spaghetti? Simon and the Witch decide to help.

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Released: 1987-11-16 | Released Producted By: , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend who is a real witch. She is very silly, and a huge showoff.

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Elizabeth Spriggs

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Reviews

sjdean-1 I forgot all about Simon and the Witch as I was compiling my list of old kids shows I'd love to see again, then I remembered something about a café and a school and remembered found Simon and the Witch.It's pure Children's TV Gold! It's unbelievable to think that it is 20 years old. I don't know what kids are like now, but it captures an essence of exactly what it was like in junior school at that time.I find the show to be incredibly appealing even now 20 years later. Perhaps it is a work of genius? Maybe its the acting. The Witch, as played by the then nearly 60 year old Elizabeth Spriggs who we now recognise as the Fat Lady from Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, put in a sprightly performance with some great physical acting and comedy. The entire supporting adult cast of adults also produce some of the best work I have ever seen for the genre. Timing, expressions, comedy. Perfect.The young stars are great too. Watching the first episode, with the now never heard of Hugh Pollard putting in an absolutely stellar performance. If it wasn't for his size and voice, you might consider him a classically trained adult actor with a full range and an ability that comes naturally.It's a shame he has never kept it up, because he was destined for something more.A great joy to watch, a pleasure to recommend - even 20 years on.

glc19gareth I fondly remember this from the first time round, and recently saw it again on a BBC cable channel, it had lost very little of its charm. The acting was generally superb (especially Spriggs and Sims), but the child actors were good in their roles too.The premise is a good one, and the episodes fast paced with 'punchy' cliff hanger endings. Brings back happy memories of 1980s childhood, just before the dawn of a new safety age where children still had some opportunity to go off out on their own.One last thing, the scenes in the english primary school were really realistic I thought, and the teachers treatment of the witch (who they saw as a slightly demented old lady) excellent.