I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha "I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha" (also known simply as "I, Darrin") is the pilot episode of American television series "Bewitched". The episode was produced three weeks after starring actress Elizabeth Montgomery gave birth to her first child with her husband, series director William Asher. The episode was written by Sol Saks, the creator of the series, and initially aired on September 17, 1964. José Ferrer served as the episode's narrator, starting with the words, "Once upon a time...". Ferrer was not credited for this role. In the episode, Samantha Stephens promises her new
The Bewitched novel was the basis for a 1981 television film titled "L'Ensorcelée". The film was directed by Jean Prat and starred Julie Philippe and Jean-Luc Boutté. It was produced for Antenne 2. Notes Literature The Bewitched The Bewitched () is an 1852 novel by the French writer Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly. The narrative is set in Normandy in the early 19th century. It tells the story of a young woman, married to a farmer ruined by the French Revolution, who falls in love with a priest and commits suicide when the infatuation comes to nothing. Her widowed husband then sets out to