Worzel Gummidge - Series 3, Episode 5 - Worzel's Wager - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Worzel - the walking, talking scarecrow - decides to enter Ratter, the Crowman's dog, in a whippet race. But there's an unusual winner.

Broadcast details

Date

Saturday 29th November 1980

Time

5:15pm

Channel

ITV1

Length

30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast

Jon Pertwee Worzel Gummidge
Mike Berry Mr Peters
Jeremy Austin John
Charlotte Coleman Sue
Geoffrey Bayldon Crowman
Megs Jenkins Mrs Braithwaite
Norman Bird Mr Braithwaite
Norman Mitchell PC Parsons

Guest cast

Denis Gilmore Harry
Myrtle Devenish Mrs Liversedge
Laurence Harrington Cyril Edmunds
Thorley Walters Col. Bloodstock
Steve Gardner Dougie
Jimmy Jewel Betting Office Manager
Frank Marlborough Atkins

Writing team

Keith Waterhouse Writer
Willis Hall Writer

Production team

James Hill Director
James Hill Producer
Lewis Rudd Executive Producer
Christopher Wentzell (as Chris Wentzell) Editor
Hazel Peiser Production Designer
Michael Baldwin Costume Designer
Neil Cameron Composer
George Evans Composer
Richard Beighton 1st Assistant Director