Worzel Gummidge (1979)
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1979 - 1981
- 31 episodes (4 series)
Jon Pertwee and Una Stubbs star in a childrens' sitcom about a scarecrow who comes to life. Also features Mike Berry, Jeremy Austin, Charlotte Coleman, Geoffrey Bayldon, Megs Jenkins and more.
- Series 3, Episode 8 repeated Friday at 6pm on TPTV
Streaming rank this week: 4,431
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1979 - 1981
- Channel
- ITV1
- Episodes
- 31 (4 series)
- Creator
- Barbara Euphan Todd
- Stars
- Jon Pertwee, Una Stubbs, Mike Berry, Jeremy Austin, Charlotte Coleman, Geoffrey Bayldon, Megs Jenkins, Norman Bird and more
- Writers
- Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall
- Director
- James Hill
- Producers
- James Hill, Lewis Rudd, Al Burgess and David Pick
- Company
Based on the characters and settings created by Barbara Euphan Todd, Jon Pertwee stars as scarecrow Worzel Hedgerow Gummidge in this Sunday tea-time family-friendly sitcom series.
Worzel Gummidge, the scarecrow of Scatterbrook Farm's Ten Acre Field, has a suspicious habit of wandering from his post - for when no one is watching, he comes alive! First spotted by children Sue and John, new to the area, once in his humanesque form Worzel gets into an unending array of bother, often due to his daftness. After all, he does have a mangelwurzel for a head!
The badly-behaved Worzel soon makes friends with Sue and John, but is no less prone to getting himself into trouble. Cowardly, easily confused, often selfish, and hopelessly in love with an antique fairground attraction Aunt Sally who despises him, Ten Acre Field is just about the last place one would look to find this scarecrow!
Additional details
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
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Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 25th February 1979 at 5:30pm on ITV1
- Next repeats
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- Series 3, Episode 8: Friday at 6pm on TPTV
- Series 1, Episode 1: Tuesday at 12pm on TPTV
- Series 4, Episode 1: Friday 10th May at 6pm on TPTV
- Series 1, Episode 2: Tuesday 14th May at 12pm on TPTV
- Series 1, Episode 3: Tuesday 21st May at 12pm on TPTV
- Series 4, Episode 3: Friday 24th May at 6pm on TPTV
- Series 1, Episode 4: Tuesday 28th May at 12pm on TPTV
- Series 4, Episode 4: Friday 31st May at 6pm on TPTV
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 26th April 2024 at 6:00pm on TPTV - Series 3, Episode 7
- Friday 19th April 2024 at 6:00pm on TPTV - Series 3, Episode 6
- Friday 12th April 2024 at 6:00pm on TPTV - Series 3, Episode 5