“Jon Pertwee as Worzel Gummidge, the lovable scarecrow of Scatterbrook Farm.”
Worzel Gummidge is a children's comedy series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Starting in 1979, the programme starred Jon Pertwee in the title role and ran for four series in the UK until 1981. Channel 4 reprised the show in 1987 as Worzel Gummidge Down Under, which was set in New Zealand.
Ten Acre field is covered in flowers of all colours and sizes for Worzel’s 'bestest birthday'. This comes as no surprise to John and Sue who, over the previous weeks, have had to endure his many hints. They plan a surprise party and have also scraped all their savings together to buy him a gigantic birthday cake... but will it survive the attention of Aunt Sally ?
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