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Belfry Witches is a British television show broadcast by the
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during its
CBBC
CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
slot. It ran for just over a year, airing in September 1999 and running its thirteenth and final episode in November 2000.
The show followed two
witches, Skirty Marm (
Laura Sadler) and Old Noshie (
Lucy Davis
Lucy Clare Davis (born 17 February 1973) is an English actress best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy ''The Office'' (2001–2003).
She is also known for her roles as Hilda Spellman in the Netflix series '' The Chilling Adven ...
) as they caused mischief in a quiet English village named Tranter's End, which they fled to after being banished their home on Witch Island. The show revolved around the two witches, the friendly rector of the church whose belfry they are in, Chris Tucker (played by
Scott Charles), the resident "naughty boy", a nasty woman named Mrs Bagg-Meanly (played by
Paula Jacobs
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), and the Head Witch who banished Skirty Marm and Old Noshie - Mrs Abercrombie (
Jan Harvey
Jan Harvey (born 1 June 1947) is a British actress. She is known for her regular television roles in '' Howards' Way'' (1985–1990), '' Bugs'' (1997–1999), and ''Family Affairs'' (2003–2005).
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). The show was called 'Belfry Witches' because the two witches lived in a
church
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belfry. The show was axed due to poor ratings.
The show was based on the children's book series by
author
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and
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Kate Saunders. It was never released either on video or DVD.
Theme Tune
The theme tune was performed by the all-female pop group
Atomic Kitten
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and was called 'Something Spooky'. It was released as a B-side on the 1999 single
Right Now.
References
External links
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1999 British television series debuts
2000 British television series endings
1990s British children's television series
2000s British children's television series
BBC children's television shows
British children's fantasy television series
English-language television shows
Witchcraft in television
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