Worzel Gummidge: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Worzel Gummidge (1979): Drama, Comedy, Family. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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.


