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'''''Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective''''' is a British [[children's television series]] first aired by the [[BBC]] in 1953.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20050112043312/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/enwiki/w/worzelgummidgetu_1299003434.shtml</ref> |
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'''''[[Worzel Gummidge]] Turns Detective''''' is a British [[children's television series]], first aired by the [[BBC]] in 1953.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/enwiki/w/worzelgummidgetu_1299003434.shtml |title=BBC - Comedy - Guide - Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective |accessdate=2013-09-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050112043312/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/enwiki/w/worzelgummidgetu_1299003434.shtml |archivedate=12 January 2005 }}</ref> It was the first TV manifestation of [[Barbara Euphan Todd]]'s character who had already appeared on radio and would [[Worzel Gummidge (TV series)|reappear on television]] 26 years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/956561/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Worzel Gummidge (1979-81)|website=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Frank Atkinson (actor)|Frank Atkinson]] as |
*[[Frank Atkinson (actor)|Frank Atkinson]] as Worzel Gummidge (4 episodes, 1953) |
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*Carol Olver as Penny (4 episodes, 1953) |
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*[[Mabel Constanduros]] as |
*[[Mabel Constanduros]] as Earthy Mangold (4 episodes, 1953) |
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*Margaret Boyd as Mrs. Braithwaite (4 episodes, 1953) |
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*David Coote as Andrew (4 episodes, 1953) |
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*Janet Joye as Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton (4 episodes, 1953) |
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*Alanna Boyce as Shirley Morgan (2 episodes, 1953) |
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*Vernon Smythe as Mr. Dyke (2 episodes, 1953) |
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*[[Totti Truman Taylor]] as Aunt Sally (1 episode, 1953) |
*[[Totti Truman Taylor]] as Aunt Sally (1 episode, 1953) |
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==Episodes== |
==Episodes== |
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*Enter Two Scarecrows (10 February 1953) |
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*Aunt Sally (17 February 1953) |
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*Gummidge, the Sweep (24 February 1953) |
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*Gummidge Disappears (3 March 1953) |
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==References== |
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*{{IMDb title|id=1343019|title=Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective}} |
*{{IMDb title|id=1343019|title=Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective}} |
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[[Category:BBC children's television |
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[[Category:1950s British television series]] |
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[[Category:1953 British television |
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 1 December 2023
| Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective | |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | BBC |
| Release | 10 February – 3 March 1953 |
Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective is a 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Enter Two Scarecrows (10 February 1953)
- Aunt Sally (17 February 1953)
- Gummidge, the Sweep (24 February 1953)
- Gummidge Disappears (3 March 1953)
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC - Comedy - Guide - Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective". Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Worzel Gummidge (1979-81)". screenonline.org.uk.