a cup o' tea an' a slice o' cake (t/x: 27/12/1980)
It’s Christmas Eve and Worzel’s feeling the cold. However any hopes he has of a Christmas holiday are dashed when the Crowman, canny to Worzel’s ways, ties him to his post in Ten-Acre field and points him North as he does with all Scarecrows. This is because Santa Claus uses the Scarecrows as landmarks to guide him back home after he has delivered all the gifts. As an extra security measure he also threatens to ban Worzel from the Scarecrow ball the following evening if he leaves his post. However all this is in vain as five minutes later John and Sue turn up and untie Worzel who immediately heads for Farmer Braithwaite’s barn to dig out his party-going head. He finds it and heads up to the hall to find Aunt Sally who he intends to take to the Scarecrow ball. Unfortunately Worzel soon discovers that it is months since she left the hall and so all he succeeds in doing is getting shot at by Col. Bloodstock Unabashed by this Worzel continues his search and meets up with the Saucy Nancy who is living on a Pantomime Showboat on wheels! The reunion however is short lived when he is set upon by the boat’s owner and PC Parsons. Of course Worzel escapes and then, as luck would have it, he runs into Aunt Sally who has fallen on hard times and is selling bundles of kindling wood from a hand cart at 50 pence a bundle. As usual Worzel takes over her duties from her but, will they reach the Scarecrow ball and, more importantly, will the Crowman let them in?
cast & crew
| ENTIRE CAST: | ENTIRE CREW: |
| Jon
Pertwee - Worzel Gummidge
Geoffrey Bayldon - The Crowman Una Stubbs - Aunt Sally Mike Berry - Mr. Peters Charlotte Coleman - Sue Peters Jeremy Austin - John Peters Megs Jenkins - Mrs. Braithwaite Norman Bird - Mr. Braithwaite Thorley Walters—Colonel Bloodstock Barbara Windsor - Saucy Nancy Billy Connolly—Bogle McNeep Bill Maynard—Sgt Beetroot Norman Mitchell - P.C. Parsons Michael Ripper - Mr. Shepherd Bill Pertwee—Lorry Driver Laurence Harrington - Cyril Wayne Norman - Pickles Bramble Frank Marlborough - Atkins Sean Bartley Norman Walters Marcus MacKenzie Alan Vickers Chris Eymard Gary Noakes - Dancers |
Written
by Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall
Music: Denis King Choreographer: Geraldine Stephenson Production Designer: Hazel Peiser Art Director: Keith Liddiard Film Editor: Roderic Cooke Music Editor: Chris Wentzell Dubbing Editor: Anne Parsons Lighting Cameraman: Wolfgang Suschitsky Camera Operator: Gerry Anstiss Asst Cameraman: Ken Brinsley Sound Recordist: Stan Phipps Dubbing Mixer: Colin Martin Production Buyer: Alan Bates Make-up: Marion Durnford & Christine Toth Costume Designer: Michael Baldwin Wardrobe: Wendy McCullagh Special Effects: Peter Hutchinson & Ken Lailey Construction: David Philpott Production Manager: Ted Morley Asst. Director: Tony Annis Unit Manager: Bob King Continuity: Ann Skinner Continuity P/A: Lesley Cross Production Secretary: Jill Burling-Mumford Executive Producer: Lewis Rudd Produced & Directed by James Hill |