WORZELESE: Every word of three letters or less ends with “dip” and words of four letters or more end in “zel”. Throw in a “wor” after every letter and you can speak the language like a native.
Thanks to Fabulous Films you can revisit Jon Pertwee in his favourite role as Worzel Gummidge, alongside Una Stubbs, Geoffrey Bayldon, Jeremy Austin, Charlotte Coleman, Mike Berry, Norman Bird, Megs Jenkins –Â Worzel Gummidge: The Combined Harvest Edition includes the original 4 seasons of Worzel Gummidge, as well as the two-season series of Worzel Gummidge Down Under. Together for the first time fully restored from the original negatives and packed full with 312 mins (approx.) of incredible bonus material, both old and new….plus a bonus CD containing the soundtrack from the Original Series and the later Down Under Series.
G-wor o-wor t-wor-dip t-wor h-wor a-wor t-wor-zel?
Worzel Gummidge – the original 4 seasons
This classic TV series ran on ITV between 1979 and 1981 and immediately became a cult classic. Guest stars included Billy Connolly, Bill Maynard, Barbara Windsor, Connie Booth, Mike Reid, Joan Sims and Lorraine Chase. Sean Pertwee played an uncredited role in series four episode The Jumbly Sale.
The show was so popular that series writers Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall (the former wrote Billy Liar in 1959 which the duo later adapted for theatre, film, a musical and television) wrote a musical which premiered at Birmingham Repertory Theatre for Christmas 1980. The musical then moved to Cambridge Theatre in London the following year.
Walking, talking scarecrow Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee) lives on Scatterbrook Farm, where he stands in Ten Acre field. When children John and Sue move to the countryside, they learn that life is never dull with Worzel around. The restless scarecrow dreams of a life away from his post in Ten Acre Field and often wanders off into mischief. Whether getting his heart broken by the creaking fairground doll Aunt Sally (Una Stubbs) or disobeying his maker, the eccentric old Crowman (Geoffrey Bayldon), Worzel is lucky to have his young friends on hand to help rescue him from trouble.
Extras include: All New Audio Commentaries with Cast and Crew, Photo Galleries, Outtakes, Audio Outtakes, Original TV Interviews , All New Featurettes, Audiobook of a Cancelled Script, Isolated Tracks, Series Guide Booklet, Double-Sided Poster of the Artwork by Graham Humphreys and more…
Worzel Gummidge – Down Under Series 1 and 2
Shot on location in New Zealand (although it has never been shown there) Worzel Gummidge Down Under ran for 2 seasons in the UK between 1987 and 1989 totaling 22 episodes. The series follows the adventures of the lovable, if bad-tempered, scarecrow Worzel Gummidge as he travels to New Zealand in pursuit of Aunt Sally, the love of his life, who has been sold to some New Zealand antique dealers. It stars Jon Pertwee, Una Stubbs, Bruce Phillips, Jonathan Marks, Olivia Ihimaera-Smiler, Wi Kuki Kaa, and Maria James.
There is an early credit in Worzel Gummidge Down Under to special effects artist Peter Jackson, Oscar-winning director of the Lord of the Rings movies. Jackson met his partner Frances Walsh on set, Walsh wrote scripts for the second Down Under series.
Extras include: 3 All New Audio Commentaries with Shane Radford, Olivia Ihimaera-Smiler and Bruce Phillips, Titles Rushes, UK Launch Trailer, UK VHS Introduction, Jon Pertwee Student TV Interview 1982, Jon Pertwee 1996 Audio Interview, Jon Pertwee on Two Counties Radio 1982, Series 2 Rushes, Aunt Sally’s Affair- 15 Minute Claymation Pilot, Restoration Examples, All New Producer / Director Grahame McLean Interview, Photo Gallery, Jon Pertwee 1986 NZ Radio Interview, Behind the Scenes Feature, James Hill Interview, Jonathan and Olivia interview.
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