Worzel Gummidge (TV series)
| Worzel Gummidge | |
|---|---|
| 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 series | 4 |
| 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 | |
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. 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. 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.