The Good Witch's Family is a 2011 Canadian/American family film and Hallmark Channel original movie written by G. Ross Parker and directed by Craig Pryce, The film stars Catherine Bell, Chris Potter, Catherine Disher, Matthew Knight, and Paul Miller.
Cassie Nightingale (Catherine Bell) lives in the small town of Middleton with her husband, police chief Jake Russell (Chris Potter), and Brandon (Matthew Knight) and Lori (Hannah Endicott-Douglas), his children by an earlier marriage.
Martha Tinsdale arrives seeking a place to stay, announcing that she and her husband have split over the bridge issue.
When overhearing the family being so supportive, Abigail grew frustrated that her scheme of sowing disharmony had deteriorated and left.
When it is revealed the bridge developers will build a new mall across the river, destroying a nearby wooded area and harming the downtown business economy, Cassie gives an impassioned speech and Derek drops out of the mayoral race.
The Oklahoman remarked that in her recurring role of Casandra Nightingale in The Good Witch film series, it is "no stretch to say Catherine Bell has cast a spell over viewers.
[1] Kevin McDonough, the reviewer at South Coast Today, admitted to being "vaguely fascinated by the Good Witch movies" and the lead character of Cassandra Nightingale, and being "bowled over by their banality.
"[4] He made special note of the film series' plots being predictable and the dialogue having a "false soap-opera quality",[4] and being intrigued by Catherine Bell's approach to acting, writing, "If she were any more placid, she'd be in a coma.