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![]() ![]() When she receives a letter telling her that the college is closing before she’s able to complete her training, Miss Price decides to travel to London in order to get her final spells from Emelius Browne (David Tomlinson) himself. Regardless, she’s still able to do magic from the spells sent to her from the Emelius Brown Correspondence College of Witchcraft. As Miss Price is still only an apprentice witch, her spells are often short-lived and just slightly off of their intended purpose. What follows is a hilarious attempt to blackmail her by Charlie that backfires fairly quickly, but is important as a setup for his cynical nature. The children, Charlie (Ian Weighill), Carrie (Cindy O’Callaghan), and Paul (Roy Snart), immediately plot to run away, but quickly discover Miss Price’s secret. She is reluctant to do so primarily because she is training to be a witch and all her time is devoted to her studies. Based on a series of children’s books by Mary Norton, the film begins when Miss Price (Angela Lansbury) is forced to take in three displaced orphans. ![]() Set in England in August 1940, the movie is understandably very focused on World War II and its effects throughout the country, particularly a small village Pepperinge Eye. Disney’s 1971 feature film, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, is a classic of the time period. ![]()
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