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

Featured in The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001)

User Reviews

Timeless?

No, its not, and it does seem quite old fashioned compared to todays television.

What it hasn't lost though is its very genuine innocent and gentle charm and humour. Worzel Gummidge was hugely popular with all ages, and Worzel's (Jon Pertwee) naive innocence was quite touching. Aunt Sally (Una Stubbs) was excellent, and so was Barbara Windsor in the episodes that she appeared in.

I don't know what Pertwee was like to work with in the series, as apparently when he was Dr Who he was allegedly very difficult. Ah well, its nice to see a perfectionist in whatever role he is playing.

When the series moved to New Zealand I personally felt that was not a good step as it became more darker - I believe a couple of episodes had zombies in them. Oh dear.