Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective

Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4 (all lost)
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC
Release	10 February (1953-02-10) – 3 March 1953 (1953-03-03)

Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective is a lost British children's television series, first aired by the BBC in 1953. ^[1] It was the first TV manifestation of Barbara Euphan Todd's character who had already appeared on radio and would reappear on television 26 years later. ^[2]

Cast

• Frank Atkinson as Worzel Gummidge (4 episodes, 1953)
• Carol Olver as Penny (4 episodes, 1953)
• Mabel Constanduros as Earthy Mangold (4 episodes, 1953)
• Margaret Boyd as Mrs. Braithwaite (4 episodes, 1953)
• David Coote as Andrew (4 episodes, 1953)
• Janet Joye as Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton (4 episodes, 1953)
• Alanna Boyce as Shirley Morgan (2 episodes, 1953)
• Vernon Smythe as Mr. Dyke (2 episodes, 1953)
• Totti Truman Taylor as Aunt Sally (1 episode, 1953)

Episodes

• Enter Two Scarecrows (10 February 1953)
• Aunt Sally (17 February 1953)
• Gummidge, the Sweep (24 February 1953)
• Gummidge Disappears (3 March 1953)

References

1. "BBC - Comedy - Guide - Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective". Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
2. "BFI Screenonline: Worzel Gummidge (1979-81)". screenonline.org.uk.

External links

• Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective at IMDb