The continuing adventures of the magic scarecrow, only this time hes in new zealand. Veteran stage and screen actor who played ivy in last of the summer wine. A cup o tea and a slice o cake series 4 7 episodes sequel worzel gummidge down under worzel gummidge used to terrify me when he changed his head worzel gummidge i have no idea why i watched this. Beginning in 1979, the programme starred jon pertwee in the title role and ran for four series in the uk until 1981. Mnet city is a television network broadcast by south african pay tv satellite network mnet on the dstv platform. The best documentary ever worzel gummidge down under.
Worzel gummidge discovers that aunt sally has been sold to a museum in new zealand and so he follows her there. Worzel gummidge down under c4 sitcom british comedy guide. Worzel gummidge down under all of series 2 dvd, 2002, 2disc set. No news on when the worzel gummidge films will premiere yet although this has christmas written all over it. The trial of worzel gummidge sees worzel placed on trial by the crowman and a jury of scarecrows when he accidentally hits passersby and a greenhouse while throwing potatoes at the rooks. Ois got me singin ead on instead, but aunt sally might know, oer dolly clothespeg. It was number 50 in the 50 greatest kids tv shows which aired on channel 5 on november 8th 20. Nicholas smith timeline featuring tv shows and other.
That series originally ran on itv from 1979 to 1981, but was then revived by channel 4 from 1987 to 1989 for worzel gummidge down under which was set in new zealand. Peasants revolt, with the scarecrows rising up against farmers who were going to burn them when the farming season had finished. She is particularly known for her roles in the sitcom till death us do part and aunt sally in the childrens series worzel gummidge. Worzel gummidge down under season 2 full episodes watch. Worzel gummidge complete a scarecrow who comes to life. Here, the rascally but dim scarecrow of scatterbrook farm was brilliantly portrayed by the comedy actor jon pertwee, who had achieved fame on bbc radio in the navy lark and then, in a bold move, accepted the role of doctor who 197074. I looked down and right at my feet there was a mossy log that looked as if it had been placed there.
When was the original series of worzel gummidge as the bbc. The chica show is an american animated television series based on the puppetry segments of the sunny side up show on pbs kids sprout, which features the chicken puppet character chica in full episodic and animated adventures rather than the traditional continuity of sunny side up. Jon pertwee 19161996, born john devon roland pertwee, is an english actor who is probably best known as the third doctor in the british sciencefiction series doctor who, which he played from 1970 to 1974. Much prefer the original series though as am not keen on the new zealand accent in this series, although the story lines are still just as good. Aunt clara 1954 margaret rutherford, ronald shiner 72 hours only. Worzel gummidge discovers that aunt sally has been sold to a. With jon pertwee, bruce phillips, jonathan marks, olivia ihimaerasmiler. While the tv signal is generally encrypted, mnet showed some programmes free to air in its open time slot between 5 p. The story continued in new zealand when aunt sally was sold to a museum owner. He was thrown out of the royal academy of dramatic art in 1936, but still went on to act for 60 years in radio, cabaret and over 60 tv shows and films, as well as a role as andrew in the. Watch worzel gummidge down under season 1, episode 1 worzel s washing day.
Both series 1 and 2 can be viewed via this playlist. Channel 4 reprised the show in 1987 as worzel gummidge down under, which was set innew. Dec 26, 2019 however channel 4 briefly revived worzel in 1987 as worzel gummidge down under which lasted for two seasons and transferred the action to new zealand. Worzel gummidge down under tv series 19871989 imdb. Series one episode one of worzel gummidge down under feature length unedited version as the scarecrow flies 4 october 1987 the. Worzel gummidge down under the complete series 1 dvd. Ive always found scarecrows in general to be very sinister looking, though. The page includes a history of the programme, story of the show, video intro, characters, images, dvds, tshirts and episode guide. In very good worzel, worzel and aunt sally una stubbs are mistaken for a butler and maid at mrs bloomsburybartons grand luncheon. Worzel gummidge the complete collection series 14, down under series 12 and christmas special region 2 uk in 2018, the original film negatives for worzel gummidge were located and catalogued by researchers richard latto and stuart manning, having been thought lost for many years. In her entrancing childrens stories, worzel gummidge was a scarecrow with bottle straw for feet, a nest of robins in his pocket and a propensity for.
Most of the programmes broadcast are inherited from the defunct mnet series but some are repeats of episodes already shown on mnet. Always love jon pertwee as worzel gummidge and was excited to purchase the down under series as an addition to the original series as worzel was a favourite of mine growing up. The magical scarecrow of scatterbrook farm its worzel against angry. Based on the childrens books by barbara euphan todd, this series concerns the adventures of worzel gummidge, a scarecrow, and his love aunt sally, a lifesize wooden fairground doll, both of whom can walk and talk and pass themselves off as human. By stuart manning miwk, out now everything you could possibly want to know about jon pertwees other famous genre role stuart manning loves worzel gummidge. Worzel gummidge was a british childrens sitcom, produced by southern television for itv. The collection includes every episode of the entire second season. Worzel gummidge down under all of series 2 dvd, 2002, 2disc. Bbc releases first look pic of mackenzie crook in worzel. Worzel gummidge is a childrens television series, produced by southern television for itv, based on the books by barbara euphan todd. Much prefer the original series though as am not keen on the new zealand accent in. Worzel gummidge down under is a television series adapted from the books.
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Worzel gummidge series 1 7 episodes series 2 8 episodes series 3 8 episodes christmas special. Worzel gummidge down under 2 worzels handicap king of. Veteran stage and screen actor who played ivy in last of. The best documentary ever worzel gummidge down under pt1. Stage door records worzel gummidge original london cast. Worzel gummidge cartoons and comics funny pictures from. In 2012, an ipad and kindle fire educational interactive book reading and video field trip application was launched bearing the name of the program. Starting in 1979, the programme starred jon pertwee in the title role and ran for four series in the uk until 1981.
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