Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981)

Children's series about the adventures of Worzel Gummidge, a scarecrow who comes to life.

Stars:

Jon Pertwee, Jeremy Austin, Charlotte Coleman

7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jon Pertwee	...	Worzel Gummidge (31 episodes, 1979-1981)
Jeremy Austin	...	John Peters (28 episodes, 1979-1981)
Charlotte Coleman	...	Sue Peters (28 episodes, 1979-1981)
Mike Berry	...	Mr. Peters (23 episodes, 1979-1981)
Norman Bird	...	Mr. Braithwaite (23 episodes, 1979-1981)
Geoffrey Bayldon	...	The Crowman (22 episodes, 1979-1981)
Una Stubbs	...	Aunt Sally (20 episodes, 1979-1981)
Megs Jenkins	...	Mrs. Braithwaite (19 episodes, 1979-1980)
Michael Ripper	...	Mr. Shepherd (14 episodes, 1979-1981)

Storyline

Based on the children's books, this series follows the adventures of Worzel Gummidge, the talking scarecrow. Worzel is a bit of a rascal, but is still willing to help out his human friends from the nearby village of Scatterbrook.

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Plot Keywords:

scarecrow | head | brother sister relationship | rural setting | barn | 

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Genres:

Family | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 1979 (UK)

Also Known As:

Lo spaventapasseri

Filming Locations:

Braishfield, Romsey, Hampshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Southern Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 30 min (30 episodes) 60 min (1 episode)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nicholas Courtney has said that he was offered the role of Mr Peters.

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Connections

Referenced in Midsomer Murders: The Maid in Splendour (2004)

User Reviews

Worzel Rules!

in 1980 I was 8 years old and Worzel Gummidge was my favorite show... to this day i can still picture the scarecrow losing his head!

this show was classic!

I moved from England in 1983 and have not been back, However worzel is burned in my brain's hard drive. The thing that was so great about this show is the actor who played worzel was excellent. I remember at the time thinking how cool it was to see Dr. Who playing a scarecrow... The fact that the scarecrow would come to life gave it that slight creepy factor, balanced out by the hilarious situations the bumbling worzel would find himself in...