Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective

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]

Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective
Country of originUK
Production
Running time22 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC
Original release10 February –
3 March 1953

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". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  2. "BFI Screenonline: Worzel Gummidge (1979-81)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
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