Worzel Gummidge: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the children's books by Barbara Euphan Todd, this series concerns the adventures of Worzel Gummidge, a scarecrow, and his love Aunt Sally, a life-size wooden fairground doll, both of whom can walk and talk and pass themselves off as human. The only people in on their secret are a couple of children, John and Susan. The Crowman, who created Worzel, also provided him with a set of different heads for different tasks: a thinking head, a brave head, a counting head and a clever head. Made by Southern Television for the ITV network.

Series details

• Title: Worzel Gummidge
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1979-02-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-04-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6497
• IMDb ID: tt0078713
• TVDB ID: 77592

Cast and credited roles

• Jon Pertwee — Worzel Gummidge
• Geoffrey Bayldon — The Crowman
• Una Stubbs — Aunt Sally

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-02-25; final listed air date 1979-04-08; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1980-01-06; final listed air date 1980-02-24; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 1980-11-01; final listed air date 1980-12-27; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 1981-06-12; final listed air date 1981-07-31; episode order: 7.
• Season 5: premiered 1987-10-04; final listed air date 1987-12-06; episode order: 10.
• Season 6: premiered 1989-01-29; final listed air date 1989-04-16; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Worzel Gummidge on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.