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Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective
Country of origin UK
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Release
Original network BBC
Original 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)
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