Worzel Gummidge (2019 TV series)
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Worzel Gummidge is a British fantasy drama television series and an adaptation of the Worzel Gummidge books by Barbara Euphan Todd. It stars Mackenzie Crook, who also wrote and directed the series, as the scarecrow. It was produced by Leopard Pictures and aired on BBC One between 26 December 2019 to 29 December 2021
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Based on | The books by Barbara Euphan Todd |
Written by | Mackenzie Crook |
Directed by | Mackenzie Crook |
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Theme music composer | Adrian McNally |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Producer | Georgie Fallon |
Editor | Simon Reglar |
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Network | BBC One |
Release | 26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) ā 29 December 2021 (2021-12-29) |
A third episode was announced as in production by the BBC on 8 September 2020, and was broadcast on Christmas Eve 2020.[1]
A fourth episode had been set to broadcast in 2020 but production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] This episode was broadcast on 6 November 2021[3] with two further episodes broadcast on the BBC in late December 2021.