Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective
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Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective is a British
children's television series
first aired by the BBC
in 1953.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
children's television series
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
first aired by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in 1953.
Cast
- Frank Atkinson as Worzel Gummidge (4 episodes, 1953)
- Carol Olver as Penny (4 episodes, 1953)
- Mabel ConstandurosMabel ConstandurosMabel Constanduros , birth name Mabel Tilling, was an English actress and screenwriter. She achieved fame playing Mrs.Buggins on the radio programme The Buggins Family, which ran from 1928 to 1948. She played Earthy Mangold in the popular Worzel Gummidge radio serial on the BBC Children's Hour...
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 TaylorTotti Truman TaylorTotti Truman Taylor is a British actress who was born in London, England. In 1953, she played Aunt Sally in the BBC television series Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective.-Selected filmography:...
as Aunt Sally (1 episode, 1953)
Episodes
- Gummidge Disappears (1953)
- Gummidge, the Sweep (1953)
- Aunt Sally (1953)
- Enter Two Scarecrows (1953)