Worzel Gummidge (1979)
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Bill Maynard as Sergeant Beetroot
Episodes 24
The Trial of Worzel Gummidge
Worzel is worried when a salesman tries to convince Mr. Braithwaite to replace him with an electric rook scarer...
Read MoreThe Scarecrow Wedding
Worzel rescues Aunt Sally from inside a dishwasher at a junkshop and in return she promises to marry him...
Read MoreA Cup o' Tea an' a Slice o' Cake (1)
Double-length musical holiday special: it's Christmas Eve, a most important day for scarecrows as they must stand in position to guide Santa Claus back to the North Pole. Worzel Gummidge, however, deserts his post to enjoy the delights of the season, jeopardizing his chances for attending the Scarecrow Ball.
Read MoreA Cup o' Tea an' a Slice o' Cake (2)
It’s Christmas Eve and Worzel’s feeling the cold. However any hopes he has of a Christmas holiday are dashed when the Crowman, canny to Worzel’s ways, ties him to his post in Ten-Acre field and points him North as he does with all Scarecrows. This is because Santa Claus uses the Scarecrows as landmarks to guide him back home after he has delivered all the gifts. As an extra security measure he also threatens to ban Worzel from the Scarecrow ball the following evening if he leaves his post. However all this is in vain as five minutes later John and Sue turn up and untie Worzel who immediately heads for Farmer Braithwaite’s barn to dig out his party-going head. He finds it and heads up to the hall to find Aunt Sally who he intends to take to the Scarecrow ball. Unfortunately Worzel soon discovers that it is months since she left the hall and so all he succeeds in doing is getting shot at by Col. Bloodstock Unabashed by this Worzel continues his search and meets up with the Saucy Nancy who is living on a Pantomime Showboat on wheels! The reunion however is short lived when he is set upon by the boat’s owner and PC Parsons. Of course Worzel escapes and then, as luck would have it, he runs into Aunt Sally who has fallen on hard times and is selling bundles of kindling wood from a hand cart at 50 pence a bundle. As usual Worzel takes over her duties from her but, will they reach the Scarecrow ball and, more importantly, will the Crowman let them in?
Read MoreAs the Scarecrow Flies
When Aunt Sally is sold to a 'Museum of Folk History' in New Zealand, Worzel manages to stow away with her for the long journey Down Under. Reaching the town of Piwakawaka from Wellington airport, however, proves far more problematic.
Read MoreThe Sleeping Beauty
After befriending a local pair of schoolchildren, Worzel sets out to rescue Aunt Sally from the museum. Finding it first closed for renovation, then multiple Aunt Sallys when he eventually gets inside, proves a fine source of mischief.
Read MoreFull Employment
The Crowman seeks to put Worzel to work in another position after finding his post deserted yet again: as a clothes peg. But then he spots Aunt Sally's dress on the line.
Read MoreWorzel's Handicap
Worzel causes havoc when he and Aunt Sally find themselves on a private golf course with a very snooty male captain.
Read MoreKing of the Scarecrows
Whilst the Crowman is being hounded by a travelling scarecrowmaker who wishes to take his powers, Worzel is mistaken for a scarecrow king by the Crowman's latest creation and uses the opportunity for all its worth!
Read MoreTen Heads Are Better Than One (1)
Worzel sends for his heads to be sent from back home in England, but trouble at the museum sees Aunt Sally being captured by the Travelling Scarecrowmaker.
Read MoreWorzel to the Rescue (2)
Worzel is hot on the heels of the Travelling Scarecrowmaker but struggling to contend with his dark magic. Their encounter begins when Worzel is distracted by a funfair: can he reach Aunt Sally in time, and rescue her without his brave head?
Read MoreSlave Scarecrow (1)
The Travelling Scarecrowmaker returns. Still intent on making Worzel one of his un-living scarecrow slaves, he kidnaps him in the middle of the night.
Read MoreThe Traveller Unmasked (2)
Stricken without his crystal ball, the Crowman sends Aunt Sally to free Worzel but she is given short shrift and repeatedly returns without him. Is all lost, or will the Travelling Scarecrowmaker yet be beaten?
Read MoreA Friend in Need
It's one of Worzel's many birthdays - his third this month, in fact - and he intends to hold a tea dance to celebrate.
Read MoreStage Struck
Aunt Sally is rather taken by her own skills when a touring provincial ballet company arrives in town.
Read MoreA Red Sky In't Mornin' (1)
Worzel hopes to keep out of trouble after the bad sign of a morning red sign, but Mickey and Manu soon call his help after discovering the Crowman is penniless and fending off bailiffs. Worzel, however, soon needs help of his own!
Read MoreThem Thar Hills (2)
As Worzel's predicament continues, Mickey and Manu finally convince the Crowman to do something - and organise a scarecrow funeral. Meanwhile, the prospector puts his captive to work.
Read MoreThe Beauty Contest
Aunt Sally gets wind of a local beauty contest and is determined to enter - and win! A new dress and a makeover are called for.
Read MoreBulbous Cauliflower
Balbous Cauliflower is causing trouble when he should be minding strawberries. When the farmer has the crop treated with pesticides, Balbous takes the brunt of the gases.
Read MoreWeevily Swede
Worzel succumbs to a severe case of the green-eyed monster when one of the Crowman's greatest creations, Weevily Swede, arrives back in town after a long time away.
Read MoreElementary, My Dear Worty
Worzel turns detective when one of the Crowman's prized possessions disappears whilst in his care, and Worty aides as his not-quite-so-able assistant.
Read MoreDreams of Avarish
Aunt Sally's greedy dreams of wealth lead Worzel, Mickey and Manu into trouble once more when she helps a waxwork pirate escape from a funfair side-show, in search of his long-buried treasure.
Read MoreRunaway Train
Worzel and Blighty are sent away as punishment, travelling by train. After seeing members of the crew breaking for tea and cake, their attempts to get some for themselves see the train leaving the station with no staff on board!
Read MoreAunt Sally, R.A.
After joining the Crowman at an art show, Aunt Sally is taken with the riches on offer for sale of a truly great work. Worzel, also, seeks fame and fortune - and intends to prove his own artistic talents accordingly.
Read MoreWattle Hearthbrush
A nearby convent presents the Crowman with a challenge: the commission of his first female scarecrow.
Read MoreThe Bestest Scarecrow
New Zealand's Governor General requires a scarecrow to prevent the eating of his beautiful lawns, so the Crowman summons all of his greatest creations to assess who is best for the job.
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