Bewitch'd

This is a great comedy from the seventies. A classic which is on at nine in the morning on channel 4. A witch has married a human against her mothers wishes but still uses witchcraft in daily life. The witch who is called Sammantha is played brilliantly by Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick Sergent as her husband Darran plays his part as equally well. Their daughter Tabatha who is half a witch is only six brings trouble as she has powers as well. Unfortunately she hasn't got some powers as Darran is a mortal. Neither does her little brother Adam. Sammantha's mother Endora (Agnes Moorhead) often comes round trying to get rid of Darran by putting spells on him as she ...  Read the complete review

Take one beautiful witch - Samantha, and marry her to a mortal – Darren. Add a few more characters like the devilish Endora (Sams mother) the cute Tabitha (the couples daughter) and you have a hit 60’s/70’s US Comedy show. Darren fell in love with Sam as a mortal, and for that reason he doesn’t want his wife to use her powers. In the 60’s this was of course not frowned upon, but Sam usually went behind his back, which gave the point to the show. Of course Endora dislikes Darren (understandably, as he is ONLY a mere mortal!) so she’s always creating havoc, whether it’s making him speak fluent Spanish and nothing else ...  Read the complete review

Bewitched ran from Sept 17th 1964 to July 1st 1972 and told the story of Samantha Stevens and her family. Samantha was a witch and married to a Mortal (husband Darrin). They have two witchy children during the series run; Tabitha and Adam. Samantha has promised darrin that she will try not to use her magic, but of course, this never works. The series works well because there are a strong supporting cast of characters, including Endora (Samantha's mother) Larry Tate (Darrin's boss) and Uncle Arthur - Endora's brother. Samantha was playes By Elizabeth Montgomery, and Darrin was played first by Dick Yorks and Later by Dick Sargent. Tabitha ...  Read the complete review

I think the nostalgia factor is the only reason that I sometimes watch the repeats, which are on on channel 4 most mornings at 9. This US sit com was made throughout the 60s, and was repeated on British TV when I was quite young (late 70s early 80s). Samantha is a “good witch”, who’s grumpy domineering husband gives her a hard time about ever using her powers (unless they benefit him in some way!). Samantha, not being a very strong woman, seems to want to live as a mortal, to please her husband an irritate her mother Endora. Samantha obeys her husband a lot of the time, sneaks some magic behind his back, and is a mainly simpering, ...  Read the complete review

Bewitched has got to be one of the best programmes to settle back and watch to lift your mood a bit. It isn't the sort of programme to make you give real belly laughs but it is enjoyable. In case you have managed to miss this programme for the last 40 years I'll give a rough guide. samantha is a witch. A nice gentle, suburban witch. She is married to Darrin who is, lets face it, slightly thick. They have a daughter Tabitha who seems to be permanently about 2 - 3 years old who is also a witch. We have a few other characters floating around - Darrin's boss & wife, Samantha's mother etc but this is the the core. The general stories centre around ...  Read the complete review