Worzel Gummidge (TV series)

Worzel Gummidge
Created byKeith Waterhouse
Willis Hall
Based onCharacters
by Barbara Euphan Todd
StarringJon Pertwee
Una Stubbs
Geoffrey Bayldon
Barbara Windsor
Bill Maynard
Lorraine Chase
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes31
Production
Running time25 minutes
Production companySouthern Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release25 February 1979 (1979-02-25) –
12 December 1981 (1981-12-12)
Related
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
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Worzel Gummidge is a British children's television series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, and based on the Worzel Gummidge books by English author Barbara Euphan Todd.[1] The programme starred Jon Pertwee as the titular scarecrow and Una Stubbs as Aunt Sally. It ran for four series in the UK from 1979 to 1981.[2] On a countdown of the greatest British children's programmes, this series was number 50 in the 50 Greatest Kids TV Shows on Channel 5 on 8 November 2013. Channel 4 reprised the show in 1987 as Worzel Gummidge Down Under, which was set in New Zealand.

  1. ^ "Worzel Gummidge (1979–81)" ScreenOnline.org.uk
  2. ^ "BBC - Comedy - Guide - Worzel Gummidge". Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2014.