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Worzel Gummidge
Worzel Gummidge is a scarecrow in British children's fiction, who originally appeared in a series of books by the English novelist Barbara Euphan Todd. Turns Detective'' is a British
children's television series
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in 1953. It was the first TV manifestation of
Barbara Euphan Todd
Barbara Euphan Todd (9 January 1890 – 2 February 1976) was an English writer widely remembered for her ten books for children about a scarecrow called Worzel Gummidge. These were adapted for radio and television. The title story was chosen as ...
's character who had already appeared on radio and would
reappear on television 26 years later.
Cast
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Frank Atkinson as Worzel Gummidge (4 episodes, 1953)
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Carol Olver
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as Penny (4 episodes, 1953)
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Mabel Constanduros as Earthy Mangold (4 episodes, 1953)
*Margaret Boyd as Mrs. Braithwaite (4 episodes, 1953)
*David Coote as Andrew (4 episodes, 1953)
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Janet Joye
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* Janet (French singer) (1939–2011)
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as Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton (4 episodes, 1953)
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Alanna Boyce
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as Shirley Morgan (2 episodes, 1953)
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Vernon Smythe
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as Mr. Dyke (2 episodes, 1953)
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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
External links
*{{IMDb title, id=1343019, title=Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective
BBC children's television shows
1950s British children's television series
1953 British television series debuts
1953 British television series endings