Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective is a British children's television series, first aired by the BBC in 1953.[1] It was the first TV manifestation of Barbara Euphan Todd's character who had already appeared on radio and would reappear on television 26 years later.[2]
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC |
Release | 10 February 3 March 1953 | –
Cast
edit- Frank Atkinson as Worzel Gummidge (4 episodes, 1953)
- Carol Olver as Penny (4 episodes, 1953)
- Mabel Constanduros as Earthy Mangold (4 episodes, 1953)
- Margaret Boyd as Mrs. Braithwaite (4 episodes, 1953)
- David Coote as Andrew (4 episodes, 1953)
- Janet Joye as Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton (4 episodes, 1953)
- Alanna Boyce as Shirley Morgan (2 episodes, 1953)
- Vernon Smythe as Mr. Dyke (2 episodes, 1953)
- Totti Truman Taylor as Aunt Sally (1 episode, 1953)
Episodes
edit- Enter Two Scarecrows (10 February 1953)
- Aunt Sally (17 February 1953)
- Gummidge, the Sweep (24 February 1953)
- Gummidge Disappears (3 March 1953)
References
edit- ^ "BBC - Comedy - Guide - Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective". Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Worzel Gummidge (1979-81)". screenonline.org.uk.