| Worzel Gummidge | |
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| Created by | Keith Waterhouse Willis Hall |
| Based on | Characters by Barbara Euphan Todd |
| Starring | Jon Pertwee Una Stubbs Geoffrey Bayldon Barbara Windsor Bill Maynard Lorraine Chase |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Southern Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 25 February 1979 – 12 December 1981 |
| 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.
- ^ "Worzel Gummidge (1979–81)" ScreenOnline.org.uk
- ^ "BBC – Comedy – Guide – Worzel Gummidge". Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2014.