Switch (British TV series)
Switch is a British supernatural comedy-drama centring a quartet of witches known as "The Witches of Camden" who try to make their way in London. Created by Touchpaper Television for ITV2, the show stars Lacey Turner, Nina Toussaint-White, Hannah Tointon and Phoebe Fox. Its six-episode run began on 15 October 2012 at 10pm.
Plot
Switch is an upbeat comedy drama about four young witches trying to make their way in the big city where they live in Camden, North London. They want to live a modern life, not one based on their mother's old-fashioned rituals. But modern life presents serious problems, and the girls cannot help casting the occasional spell to try to sort things out.Cast
The main cast are made up of four fun loving flatmates in Camden, North London. Each of the witches represents an element that handily provides a summarisation of their character.Main
- Stella Munroe is business savvy careerist, she's the mum of the bunch. Always immaculately dressed, Stella's the grown-up who goes out to work and pays all the bills, but her willingness to please can often see her getting into tricky situations. But despite the odd panic whenever things get out of control, it's Stella who's there to look after the other girls. Stella represents the element, Earth.
- Jude Thomas is a 'bolshie' wannabe fashion designer and is the fiery one of the group. Jude is incredibly driven and when she sees something she wants she is going to get it, no matter the cost. With an eye for the boys and a finger on the pulse of the party scene, stylish and sexy Jude is never far away from having a good time. Jude represents the element, Fire.
- Grace Watkins is the baby of the quartet, who is still adjusting to life in the Big City, but as the most traditional of the witches she should not be underestimated. With a strong moral sense of what is right and wrong, it is often down to Grace to pull the rest of the girls back from the brink when they are teetering on the edge of disaster. Grace represents the element, Water.
- Hannah Bright is the traveller of the group, and her flighty nature has taken her all over the world. Although devoted to the girls wherever she is, Hannah is often just passing through without much thought to what she is doing. More than a bit restless and a massive fear of commitment, she just goes wherever the wind may take her. Hannah represents the element, Air.
Recurring
- Lucy is Stella's nightmare ex-girlfriend.
- Gloria Watkins is Grace's mother.
- Janet Boot is Stella's boss.
- Aaron is Jude's work pal.
- Gerry is Jude's boyfriend/Grace's love interest.
- Alexa is the leader of Witches of Kensington.
- India is the former water element member of the Witches of Kensington.
- Remy is one of the Witches of Kensington.
- Romola is one of the Witches of Kensington.
Star signs
On a card given by Stella to Hannah in the first episode, the girl's birthdays are as follows:- Grace – 1 February
- Stella – 23 April
- Jude – 27 July
- Hannah – 26 September