Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective

Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
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 British children's television series, first aired by the BBC in 1953. 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.

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)

External links

• Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective at IMDb