Simon and the Witch is a children's book by Margaret Stuart Barry, published by Collins, illustrated by . It also refers to the name of the series, which follows on. Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend who is a real witch. She is very silly, and a huge showoff. Following a one off dramatisation of the first story in 1985 as part of the Children's BBC series , in 1987 the concept was adapted into a television series, starring Elizabeth Spriggs as the Witch, and Hugh Pollard as Simon, which ran for two series.