Details

Release year: 1979

Storyline

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

Top credits

Cast

Jon Pertwee — Worzel Gummidge, Radio Announcer
Jeremy Austin — John Peters
Charlotte Coleman — Sue Peters
Norman Bird — Mr. Braithwaite

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Awards

0 wins & 7 nominations

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Did you know

• The series finished because Southern Television lost its franchise. Much to Jon Pertwee's bemusement, no other company would take it despite its ratings success.

• Jon Pertwee considered this to be his favorite role.

• This series had a long journey to the screen. Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall intended to make it as a movie and wrote a script. They asked Jon Pertwee to play the role but were unable to raise the money or the distribution. Pertwee asked them to write a pilot for television but the BBC and Thames Television turned it down before Southern Television picked it up.

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