Worzel Gummidge
- TV Series
- 1979–1981
- 1h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Children's series about the adventures of Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee), a scarecrow who comes to life.Children's series about the adventures of Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee), a scarecrow who comes to life.Children's series about the adventures of Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee), a scarecrow who comes to life.
- Nominated for 7 BAFTA Awards
- 7 nominations total
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- TriviaThe series finished because Southern Television lost its franchise. Much to Jon Pertwee's bemusement, no other company would take it despite its ratings success.
- GoofsIn Series 1, during the closing credits, when Worzel falls backwards on his post, he has an umbrella hanging from it. From Series 2-4, during the closing credits, Worzel carries his umbrella and hangs it on his post. But before he falls backwards, forwards, or down, the umbrella is not hanging on the post.
- ConnectionsFeatured in It'll Be Alright on the Night 4 (1984)
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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.
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.
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