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Worzel Gummidge. Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee). Copyright: Southern Television
Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge (1979)

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1979 - 1981
  • 31 episodes (4 series)

Jon Pertwee and Una Stubbs star in a childrens' sitcom about a scarecrow who comes to life. Also features Mike Berry, Jeremy Austin, Charlotte Coleman, Geoffrey Bayldon, Megs Jenkins and more.

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Series 3, Episode 2 - Dolly Clothes-Peg

Jealousies develop when Worzel meets a warm-hearted Cockney dressmaker's dummy called Dolly Clothes-Peg. Meanwhile, Aunt Sally is smitten by a fairground strongman. But the course of true love doesn't run smooth for scarecrows, and Worzel returns to his deserted post at Scatterbrook Farm.

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 8th November 1980
Time
5:15pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jon Pertwee Worzel Gummidge
Una Stubbs Aunt Sally
Geoffrey Bayldon Crowman
Guest cast
Mike Reid Fairground Owner
David Lodge The Strong Man
Lorraine Chase Dolly Clothes-Peg
Debby Cumming The Waitress
Fran Fullenwider (as Fran Fullen Wider) The Fat Lady
Writing team
Keith Waterhouse Writer
Willis Hall Writer
Production team
James Hill Director
James Hill Producer
Lewis Rudd Executive Producer
Roderic Cooke (as Rod Cooke) Editor
Hazel Peiser Production Designer
Michael Baldwin Costume Designer
Neil Cameron Composer
George Evans Composer
Richard Beighton 1st Assistant Director

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