Series

Worzel Gummidge

Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall & Barbara Euphan Todd · 11 novels · 1 novella · 4 novelettes · 20 short stories · 5 collections · 1936–1984

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Worzel Gummidge is a British children's television series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, and based on the Worzel Gummidge books by English author Barbara Euphan Todd. The programme starred Jon Pertwee as the titular scarecrow and Una Stubbs as Aunt Sally. It ran for four series in the UK from 1979 to 1981. 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.

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Reading order

The order the books came out.

Map

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Stats

By decade

  • 1930s3
  • 1940s3
  • 1950s4
  • 1960s1
  • 1970s12
  • 1980s18

Shape

11 novels · 1 novella · 4 novelettes · 20 short stories · 5 collections

3 authors · completed series

Mood

Too few works here carry a tone to place this series.

the catalog’s own centre, waiting for company0 of 41 works carry a tone