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Schedule Sunday 6th January 1980

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 5:30pm
30 min
Worzel Gummidge. Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee). Copyright: Southern Television

Worzel Gummidge

Series 2, Episode 1 - Worzel & The Saucy Nancy

Worzel decides to stow away with the old folks' outing to the seaside. After failing to gain access to tourist ship the Saucy Nancy, he catches the eye of its figurehead, who's immediately rather keen on marriage; but then they discover the whereabouts of the stolen Aunt Sally!

BBC Two 7:20pm
130 min
BBC Two

Twelfth Night

The BBC Television Shakespeare: Twelfth Night.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7:45pm
90 min
Shillingbury Tales. Image shows from L to R: Peter (Robin Nedwell), Sally (Diane Keen)

Shillingbury Tales

Episode 1 - The Shillingbury Blowers

The arrival of a pop musician and his wife in an English village upsets the status quo, particularly when he becomes involved in a brass band contest, which the local team is hotly contesting. The trouble with the good blowers of Shillingbury is that they are not very good. In fact, they are awful. The regular conductor, old Saltie, is ousted, and the pop musician delegated to take his place...

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm
30 min
Bless Me, Father. Father Charles Clement Duddleswell (Arthur Lowe). Copyright: London Weekend Television

Bless Me, Father

Series 2, Episode 7 - A Back To Front Wedding

Father Duddleswell marries at least forty couples a year. But every so often he makes a mistake...

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