Worzel Gummidge Down Under
Worzel Gummidge Down Under | |
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Created by | Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall based on characters created by Barbara Euphan Todd |
Starring | Jon Pertwee Una Stubbs Bruce Phillips |
Country of origin | New Zealand |
No. of episodes | 22 |
Production | |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Toti Productions for Channel 4 (1987) Creative Arts for Channel 4 (1989) |
Release | 4 October 1987 – 16 April 1989 |
Worzel Gummidge Down Under is a television series adapted from the books written by Barbara Euphan Todd and the children's television programme produced and broadcast in the United Kingdom named Worzel Gummidge, starring Jon Pertwee. The story continued in New Zealand when Aunt Sally was sold to a museum owner.[1]
Cast
- Jon Pertwee … Worzel Gummidge
- Bruce Phillips … The Crowman
- Jonny Marks – Mickey
- Olivia Ihimaera - Smiler … Manu
- Una Stubbs … Aunt Sally
- Wi Kuki Kaa … Travelling Scarecrow Maker (series 1)
- Maria James … Eloise
Episodes
Series 1
- "As the Scarecrow Flies" (4 October 1987)
- "The Sleeping Beauty" (11 October 1987)
- "Full Employment" (18 October 1987)
- "Worzel's Handicap" (25 October 1987)
- "King of the Scarecrows" (1 November 1987)
- "Ten Heads Are Better Than One " (8 November 1987)
- "Worzel to the Rescue" (15 November 1987)
- "Slave Scarecrow" (22 November 1987)
- "The Traveller Unmasked" (29 November 1987)
- "A Friend in Need" (6 December 1987)
Series 2
- "Stage Struck" (29 January 1989)
- "A Red Sky in T'Morning" (5 February 1989)
- "Them Thar Hills" (12 February 1989)
- "The Beauty Contest" (19 February 1989)
- "Balbous Cauliflower" (26 February 1989)
- "Weevily Swede" (5 March 1989)
- "Elementary My Dear Worty" (12 March 1989)
- "Dreams of Avarish" (19 March 1989)
- "The Runaway Train" (26 March 1989)
- "Aunt Sally, R.A." (2 April 1989)
- "Wattle Hearthbrush" (9 April 1989)
- "The Bestest Scarecrow" (16 April 1989)
International Broadcast
DVD release
- Worzel Gummidge Ultimate – Series 1–4, Christmas Special, and Down Under – Region 2 (UK)
References
- ^ "BBC - Comedy - Guide - Worzel Gummidge Down Under". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
External links
Categories:
- 1987 British television series debuts
- 1989 British television series endings
- 1980s British television series
- New Zealand children's television series
- Channel 4 comedy
- British children's comedy television series
- Television shows based on children's books
- 1980s New Zealand television series
- 1987 New Zealand television series debuts
- 1989 New Zealand television series endings