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| show_name = Worzel Gummidge | image = Vlcsnap-2009-11-17-16h33m14s66.png | runtime = 25 minutes | starring = Jon Pertwee Una Stubbs Connie Booth Geoffrey Bayldon Barbara Windsor Bill Maynard Lorraine Chase | country = United Kingdom (1979–1981) New Zealand (1987–1989) | network = Southern Television for ITV (1979–81) Toti Productions for Channel 4 (1987) Creative Arts for Channel 4 (1989) | first_aired = 25 February 1979 | last_aired = 12 December 1981 (UK version); then revived from 4 October 1987 – 16 April 1989 (New Zealand version) | num_episodes = 31 (UK); 22 (New Zealand) | creator = Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall based on characters created by Barbara Euphan Todd | followed_by = Worzel Gummidge Down Under }} Worzel Gummidge is a children's sitcom, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on the Worzel Gummidge books by English author Barbara Euphan Todd.[1] Beginning in 1979, the programme starred Jon Pertwee in the title role and ran for four series in the UK until 1981.[2] On a countdown of the greatest British children's programmes, this series was number 50 in the 50 Greatest Kids TV Shows on Channel 5 on 8 November 2013. Channel 4 reprised the show in 1987 as Worzel Gummidge Down Under, which was set in New Zealand. OutlineIn 1979, a television adaptation of Worzel Gummidge was produced by ITV station Southern Television for transmission on the ITV network. It was written by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, and starred former Doctor Who actor Jon Pertwee as Worzel and Una Stubbs as Aunt Sally, a life-size fairground doll and Worzel's femme fatale.[3] This was a significant change from the original books, where Aunt Sally is Worzel's aunt, and Worzel is married to Earthy Mangold, a character who does not appear in the series. The Crowman, who made Worzel and some of his other scarecrow friends, is played by Geoffrey Bayldon, who had played the title role in Catweazle. Regular and occasional guest appearances were made by well-known TV actors of the time, including Barbara Windsor, Billy Connolly, Bill Maynard, Joan Sims, Lorraine Chase, Bernard Cribbins, Connie Booth, David Lodge and Mike Reid. Four series, totalling 30 episodes and one extended Christmas special, were made between 1979 and 1981, when Southern lost its contract to broadcast on ITV. The new contract-holder, TVS, did not renew the show, despite a press campaign led by the Daily Star. Attempts were made to continue the series, produced independently by Southern for the BBC[4] and then to be produced in Ireland,[5] but these failed. HTV continued with their plans to produce the show in Ireland[6] but these plans fell through because of trade union problems,[7] as did attempts by the same company to make further episodes in England, although the scripts that Waterhouse & Hall had written for the Irish episodes were published in book form. Pertwee and Stubbs starred in the musical Worzel Gummidge in 1981 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre which also starred Lucy Benjamin (then Lucy Jane Baker) as Sue. Jon Pertwee's final TV appearance as Worzel was in 1995, to celebrate 40 years of ITV. "Worzel's Song", sung by Jon Pertwee, was released in 1980 reaching number 33 in the UK charts.[8] Filming locationsThe main locations for filming were the villages of Stockbridge, King's Somborne and Braishfield, all of which are near Romsey in Hampshire. The Scatterbrook Farm scenes were filmed at Pucknall in Braishfield; Michelmersh was used for the scenes in the Scatterbrook barn.[9] New ZealandThe programme remained in limbo until Channel 4 commissioned Worzel Gummidge Down Under in 1986, which was shot on location in New Zealand; It ran for two series totaling 22 episodes. Only Pertwee and Stubbs remained from the original cast, with Bruce Phillips joining the cast as the Crowman (Geoffrey Bayldon declined to reprise the role) and Olivia Ihimaera-Smiler, daughter of prominent Māori author Witi Ihimaera joining as one of the children. The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson received an early credit for his work providing special effects for the series. Michael Grade, the newly appointed head of Channel 4, cancelled the series when the New Zealand version drew low audience figures.[1]StorylineIn the series, Worzel Gummidge was a scarecrow that could come to life. Living in Ten Acre Field, he would often visit the nearby village of Scatterbrook. He befriended two children, brother and sister John and Sue Peters, who often tried to clear up the messes he created. Worzel had a collection of interchangeable turnip, mangelwurzel and swede heads; each suiting a particular occasion or allowing him to perform a certain task. He also had his own language, Worzelese.[1] Worzel's catchphrases were: "A cup o' tea an' a slice o' cake", "I'll be bum-swizzled" and "Bozzy MCoo". He was madly in love with Aunt Sally, a vain, cruel-hearted fairground coconut-shy doll[1] who considered herself a lady and far too good for a common scarecrow such as Worzel. Aunt Sally often exploits Worzel for her own ends (in one episode, she promises to marry him if he frees her from a junkshop washing machine, but she never has any intention of going through with it). The rationale for the move to New Zealand in Down Under was that Aunt Sally is purchased by a visiting museum curator from New Zealand, and Worzel follows her into the luggage chute. UK cast
Episode listSeries 1
Series 2
Series 3
Christmas special
Series 4
New Zealand seasonsSeries 5
Series 6
Stage musicalA stage musical adaptation, titled Worzel Gummidge - The Musical, was created by the TV series creators Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall with music by Denis King and featuring the original TV principal cast Jon Pertwee, Una Stubbs and Geoffrey Bayldon. The musical first premiered at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre for the 1980 Christmas season before receiving rave reviews and transferring to the Cambridge Theatre in London's West End from 22 December 1981 and extending to 27 February 1982. The Original London 1981 Cast Album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios; It featured 15 songs and 4 bonus tracks titled The Worzel Gummidge Christmas Maxi Single.[11][12] Legacy
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References and notes1. ^1 2 3 "Worzel Gummidge (1979–81)" ScreenOnline.org.uk 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/w/worzelgummidge_7777095.shtml |title=BBC - Comedy - Guide - Worzel Gummidge |publisher=Web.archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-03-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822002521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/w/worzelgummidge_7777095.shtml |archivedate=22 August 2007 }} 3. ^"I Love 1979: Worzel Gummidge" BBC.co.uk 4. ^Daily Express, 6 May 1981, page 10 5. ^Daily Express, 6 August 1982, page 3 6. ^"HTV to do Worzel", The Stage and Television Today, 14 July 1983, page 13 7. ^"Worzel's off till next year", The Stage and Television Today, 8 September 1983, page 13 8. ^"Television Heaven: Worzel Gummidge" TelevisionHeaven.co.uk {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228132719/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/overview9-3.htm |date=28 February 2009 }} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www3.hants.gov.uk/filmhampshire/filmhampshire-locations/filmhantsearch/filmhantsdetail.htm?id=K007|title=Worzel Gummidge (TV)|date=3 March 2016}} 10. ^Two-part Christmas special{{spaced ndash}}both parts were broadcast on 27 December 1980. 11. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.80snostalgia.com/worzel-gummidge-the-musical/|title=Worzel Gummidge The Musical — 80sNostalgia.com|website=www.80snostalgia.com|access-date=2017-04-07}} 12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.stagedoorrecords.com/stage9037.html|title=Stage Door Records - Worzel Gummidge - Original London Cast Recording (Stage 9037)|last=|first=|date=|website=www.stagedoorrecords.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-04-07}} 13. ^"Private Eye Covers Library: Issue 547, 3 December 1982" Private-Eye.co.uk 14. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.miwkpublishing.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=103|title=The Worzel Book, Miwk Publishing|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} 15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WHGummidge/status/1024699863685058563|title=Mr Worzel Gummidge on Twitter|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} External links
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