Who played 'Aunt Sally', to Jon Pertwee's 'Worzel Gummidge'?
"next two years and was screened in the UK on Channel 4. In 1995, Pertwee played the role one last time in a one-off special for ITV, which celebrated 40 years of the channel. Pertwee played the title character in Worzel Gummidge, the musical, book and lyrics by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, music by Denis King, which opened at London's Cambridge Theatre in December 1981, co-starring Una Stubbs and Geoffrey Bayldon. Pertwee also recorded an album, ""Worzel Gummidge Sings"", as well as a Christmas single. He played the memorable role of The Colonel in the children's film ""One of"
"baby, her TV 'mother', Dandy Nichols from ""Till Death Us Do Part"", took her place. Stubbs featured in the ""Fawlty Towers"" episode ""The Anniversary"" in 1979. From 1979 to 1981, she played Aunt Sally in the ITV children's series ""Worzel Gummidge"" opposite Jon Pertwee and Barbara Windsor and was for several years a team captain in the weekly game show ""Give Us a Clue"" in the 1980s, reuniting her with Lionel Blair, the other team captain. She has appeared in shows such as ""Midsomer Murders"", ""Heartbeat"", ""Casualty"", ""Keeping Up Appearances"", ""Born and Bred"" and ""The Worst Witch"". In recent years,"
"Worzel Gummidge Worzel Gummidge is a walking, talking scarecrow character in British children's fiction who originally appeared in a series of books by the English novelist Barbara Euphan Todd. It was the first story book published by Puffin Books. The books were adapted for radio and television a number of times, most successfully with former ""Doctor Who"" actor Jon Pertwee taking the lead role from 1979 to 1981 in the Southern Television series ""Worzel Gummidge"", originally produced in the UK (this series was ranked among the top 50 greatest British children's programmes) and later in New Zealand (1987–1989). For the"
"Aunt Sally (film) Aunt Sally is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Sam Hardy and Phyllis Clare. The film was made by Gainsborough Pictures at their Islington Studios, and released in the U.S. as Along Came Sally. An American impresario trying to set up his new show in London tries to fend off an enthusiastic English performer's attempts to get in his show. She eventually tricks him into giving her the lead part by disguising herself as a French star. ""The New York Times"" found Cicely Courtneidge ""not nearly as hilarious as"
"as Worzel. Aunt Sally often exploits Worzel for her own ends (in one episode, she promises to marry him if he frees her from a junkshop washing machine, but she never has any intention of going through with it). The rationale for the move to New Zealand in ""Down Under"" was that Aunt Sally is purchased by a visiting museum curator from New Zealand, and Worzel follows her into the luggage chute. A stage musical adaptation, titled ""Worzel Gummidge - The Musical,"" was created by the TV series creators Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall with music by Denis King and"
"be produced in Ireland, but these failed. HTV continued with their plans to produce the show in Ireland but these plans fell through because of trade union problems, as did attempts by the same company to make further episodes in England, although the scripts that Waterhouse & Hall had written for the Irish episodes were published in book form. Pertwee and Stubbs starred in the musical ""Worzel Gummidge"" in 1981 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre which also starred Lucy Benjamin (then Lucy Jane Baker) as Sue. Jon Pertwee's final TV appearance as Worzel was in 1995, to celebrate 40 years"
"Worzel Gummidge (TV series) Worzel Gummidge is a children's sitcom, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on the ""Worzel Gummidge"" books by English author Barbara Euphan Todd. Beginning in 1979, the programme starred Jon Pertwee in the title role and ran for four series in the UK until 1981. On a countdown of the greatest British children's programmes, this series was number 50 in the 50 Greatest Kids TV Shows on Channel 5 on 8 November 2013. Channel 4 reprised the show in 1987 as ""Worzel Gummidge Down Under"", which was set in New Zealand. In 1979, a television"
"starring role as the title character of ""Catweazle"". Bill Maynard also appeared as a scarecrow called Sergeant Beetroot. Television New Zealand and Channel 4 (UK) co-funded a follow-up series that ran for two seasons in 1987 and 1989, with Worzel Gummidge and Aunt Sally, still played by Pertwee and Stubbs, relocated to New Zealand. In 2018, British media reported Mackenzie Crook could be starring in a contemporary adaptation of the Worzel Gummidge books in a new TV series for the BBC. Worzel Gummidge Worzel Gummidge is a walking, talking scarecrow character in British children's fiction who originally appeared in a"
"Amber Addison, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle as Ashley Dewitt, Greg Baker as Francis Corelli, Morgan York as Sarah, Cody Linley as Leslie ""Jake"" Ryan, Romi Dames as Traci Van Horn, Dolly Parton as Aunt Dolly, Vicki Lawrence as Mamaw Ruthie, Frances Callier as Roxy, and Moises Arias as Rico. There were many guest stars including Corbin Bleu as Johnny Collins, Paul Vogt as Dontzig, Matt Winston as Fermine, Andre Kinney as Cooper, Ashley Tisdale as Maddie Fitzpatrick, and Lisa Arch as Liza the photographer. Co-stars for this season are Derek Basco, Kyle Kaplan, Creagen Dow, Jack Taylor, Blake Berris,"
"Sean Pertwee Sean Pertwee (born 4 June 1964) is an English actor and voice actor. Pertwee attended Teddington School and Sunbury College. Pertwee has played Captain Fitzpatrick in the play ""Tom Jones"", Sergeant Wells in ""Dog Soldiers"", Pilot Smith in ""Event Horizon"", Inspector Lestrade in CBS's ""Elementary"" and Alfred Pennyworth in Fox's ""Gotham"". He is also the narrator of """" and ""Wild Canada"". Pertwee was born in Hammersmith, London, the son of English actor Jon Pertwee (known for his roles in ""The Navy Lark"", the television series ""Doctor Who"" and ""Worzel Gummidge""), and his German second wife Ingeborg Rhoesa. He"
"Onedin""), Marc Harrison (""William Frazer""), Christopher Douglas (""Samuel Onedin""), Roberta Iger (""Margarita Onedin""), Jenny Twigge (""Caroline Onedin""), Cyril Shaps (""Braganza""), Hilda Braid (""Miss Simmonds""), David Garfield (""Samuel Plimsoll""), Robert James (""Rowland Biddulph""), Sylvia Coleridge (""Mrs Salt""), Sonia Dresdel (""Lady Lazenby""), Nicolette Roeg (""Ada Gamble""), John Rapley (""Dunwoody""), Stephanie Bidmead (""Mrs Darling""), John Sharp (""Uncle Percy Spendilow""), Heather Canning (""Mrs Arkwright""), Keith Jayne (""Tom Arnold""), Frederick Jaeger (""Max van der Rheede""), Edward Judd (""Manuel Ortega""), Elizabeth Chambers (""Miss Gladstone""), Jack Watson (""Dr Darling""), Paul Lavers (""Francis Polter/David Teal"") and Maurice Colbourne (""Viscount Marston""). Victoria Thomas is a female child actress who"
"in 1968 with Judi Dench in the role of Sally. West End revivals have featured Kelly Hunter (1986), Toyah Willcox (1987), Jane Horrocks (1993) and Anna Maxwell Martin (2006) playing the part. Samantha Barks portrayed the role in the 2008—2009 UK National Tour. In 1972, the stage musical adaptation was in turn adapted as a film directed by Bob Fosse. The 1972 film's depiction of Sally significantly differs from earlier incarnations in that she is not British but American. According to unaccredited screenwriter Hugh Wheeler, he was tasked by ABC Pictures with bowdlerizing the source material and was forced to"
"an anonymous bit-player, or could, with the utterance of a few words or a look, transform himself into a wryly comedic presence -- he played everything from jailers, guards, garage attendants, and soldiers to upper class twits."" He was the first person to play the part of Worzel Gummidge on television in the original series broadcast by the BBC 10 February 1953. Actor Screenwriter Frank Atkinson (actor) Frank Atkinson (19 March 1893 in Blackpool, Lancashire – 23 February 1963 in Pinner, Middlesex) was a British actor and writer. He appeared in at least 130 films between 1930 and 1963. A"
"Best Original Screenplay. Carell played Uncle Arthur, imitating the camp mannerisms of Paul Lynde's original character, in ""Bewitched"", a TV adaptation co-starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. He also voiced Hammy the Squirrel in the 2006 computer-animated film, ""Over the Hedge"" and Ned McDodd, the mayor of Whoville, in the 2008 animated film ""Horton Hears a Who!"". He starred in ""Little Miss Sunshine"" during 2006, as Uncle Frank. His work in the films ""Anchorman"", ""The 40-Year-Old Virgin"", and ""Bewitched"" established Carell as a member of Hollywood's so-called ""Frat Pack"", a group of actors who often appear in films together, that"
"Your Life"". After a stint between 1974 and 1978 as the host of the Thames Television murder-mystery game show ""Whodunnit?"", Pertwee took the starring role in ""Worzel Gummidge"", based on the books written by Barbara Euphan Todd. First aired in 1979 on ITV, the series saw Pertwee as a scarecrow, as well as using several comedic voices. The show was an immediate hit and ran on the channel until 1981. Keen to continue beyond this, Pertwee campaigned for the series and it was picked up by a New Zealand TV network in 1987. ""Worzel Gummidge Down Under"" aired for the"
"Natalie Ogle Natalie Ogle (born 1960) is an English actress. She worked extensively in television and theatre during the 1970s and the 1980s and is still active in the industry. She played Letty Mundy in the successful TV series ""We'll Meet Again"" as well as appearing in several televised costume dramas such as ""David Copperfield"", ""Pride and Prejudice"" and ""The Old Curiosity Shop"" as Little Nell. Her film roles include Fanny Goodwill in ""Joseph Andrews"" (1977) and as Maddy in the Joan Collins film ""The Stud"" (1978). Natalie is married to the actor, Clive Francis, and they have two children."
"Natalie Ogle Natalie Ogle (born 1960) is an English actress. She worked extensively in television and theatre during the 1970s and the 1980s and is still active in the industry. She played Letty Mundy in the successful TV series ""We'll Meet Again"" as well as appearing in several televised costume dramas such as ""David Copperfield"", ""Pride and Prejudice"" and ""The Old Curiosity Shop"" as Little Nell. Her film roles include Fanny Goodwill in ""Joseph Andrews"" (1977) and as Maddy in the Joan Collins film ""The Stud"" (1978). Natalie is married to the actor, Clive Francis, and they have two children."
"(Ben), David Hobson (Buddy), Lisa McCune (Sally), Anne Wood (Phyllis), Rowan Witt (Young Buddy), Sophie Wright (Young Sally), Nancy Hayes (Hattie), Debra Byrne (Carlotta), and Queenie van de Zandt (Stella). The production was directed by Tyran Parke and produced by StoreyBoard Entertainment. A London revival was performed in the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre (22 August until 4 November 2017 - later extended to 3 January 2018, as extensions are common practice at the National Theatre). The production was directed by Dominic Cooke, choreographed by Bill Deamer and starred Peter Forbes as Buddy, Imelda Staunton as Sally, Janie Dee"
"the first story book published by the famous children's imprint Puffin. The first broadcast with Worzel was before World War II on the BBC's Children's Hour. By 1946, Worzel was played by veteran radio actor Philip Wade, John by John Clark, Susan by Rosamund Barnes, and Earthy Mangold by Mabel Constanduros. Later, Worzel was played by Denis Folwell, who went on to play Jack Archer in the long-running BBC radio 4 soap opera ""The Archers"". The character first appeared on television in 1953 in a four-part series. In July 1967 five Worzel Gummidge stories were read on ""Jackanory"" by Gordon"
"causes. The Worzel Gummidge books differ from the television adaption; one difference being that in the books Worzel was married to Earthy Mangold. In the first book, Aunt Sally (his Femme fatale in the TV series) is only mentioned in one chapter and the character is an antagonistic bully to Worzel. For the television adaptation, Worzel has a collection of interchangeable heads. In the books, the maker of Worzel Gummidge and other scarecrows is not named the Crowman, but is described as mysterious figure. The first paperback version of the first book, released in 1941, has the distinction of being"
"Samantha Bond Samantha Bond (born 27 November 1961) is an English actress, perhaps best known for playing Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films during the series' Pierce Brosnan years, and for her role on ""Downton Abbey"" as the wealthy widow Lady Rosamund Painswick, sister of Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham. She is also well-known for originating the role of ""Miz Liz"" Probert in the Rumpole of the Bailey series. Bond is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Samantha Bond is the daughter of actor Philip Bond and TV producer Pat Sandys, and is the sister of the"
"casting of Patrick Warburton as Lemony Snicket, and Aasif Mandvi as Uncle Monty. In September 2016, it was revealed that Dylan Kingwell and Avi Lake were cast as the Quagmire siblings, Duncan and Isadora, respectively. In November 2016, Handler revealed Catherine O'Hara, Don Johnson, and Alfre Woodard had been cast as Dr. Georgina Orwell, Sir, and Aunt Josephine, respectively; O'Hara had previously portrayed Justice Strauss in the 2004 film adaptation of ""A Series of Unfortunate Events"". It was also revealed that Presley Smith would play Sunny Baudelaire, whose quasi-nonsensical lines are voiced by Tara Strong, and Rhys Darby would play"
"said the movie version would endeavor to make it appear ""somehow ethereal and emotional, but it can't be hokey"". The film stars Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon, Mark Wahlberg as Jack Salmon, Stanley Tucci as George Harvey, Rachel Weisz as Abigail Salmon, Susan Sarandon as Susie's Grandmother Lynn, and Rose McIver as Lindsey Salmon. The film opened to a limited release in three U.S. theaters on December 11, 2009, and received international and wide release on January 15, 2010. It met with mixed reviews, but nonetheless garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Tucci). A stage adaptation of"
"children, Tom (Tony Sands), who lives in the Victorian era, and Sarah (Helena Avellano), who seems to live in ""the previous century"" to that, and must save them from their own unhappy lives. Regarded as a nostalgic favourite by followers of 1980s BBC children's drama, ""Moondial"" employs extensive location filming (in the grounds of Belton House in Lincolnshire) and fantastical, dreamlike imagery. The series was produced by Paul Stone and directed by Colin Cant. Other cast members include Valerie Lush as Minty's aunt Mary, Arthur Hewlett as the elderly, mysterious Mr. World and Jacqueline Pearce in the dual role of"
"and narrated by Hugh Bonneville. 4.5 million people watched the show. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Filming began in March 2011. The scripts were written by series creator Julian Fellowes. Episodes were directed by Ashley Pearce, Andy Goddard, Brian Kelly, and James Strong. Cal Macaninch, Iain Glen, Amy Nuttall, Zoe Boyle, and Maria Doyle Kennedy joined the cast as the new valet Lang, Sir Richard Carlisle, the new housemaid Ethel, Lavinia Swire, and John Bates' wife Vera, respectively. Nigel Havers and Sharon Small appeared in the Christmas Special as Lord Hepworth and Marigold Shore, Rosamund Painswick's maid, respectively. Series two was highly acclaimed. On"
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"Nuttall as Sally, Honor Blackman and Angela Richards as Fräulein Schneider, and Julian Clary and Alistair McGowan as the Emcee. This production closed in June 2008 and toured nationally for two years with a cast that included Wayne Sleep as the Emcee and Samantha Barks and Siobhan Dillon as Sally. A revival opened in the West End at the Savoy Theatre on October 3, 2012, following a four-week tour of the UK, including Bromley, Southampton, Nottingham, Norwich and Salford. Will Young played the Emcee and Michelle Ryan portrayed Sally Bowles. It was announced on August 10, 2012, that Siân Phillips,"
"an adaptation with Hesketh Pearson as Jack Worthing. Further broadcasts of the play followed in 1927 and 1936. In 1977, BBC Radio 4 broadcast the four-act version of the play, with Fabia Drake as Lady Bracknell, Richard Pasco as Jack, Jeremy Clyde as Algy, Maurice Denham as Canon Chasuble, Sylvia Coleridge as Miss Prism, Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Gwendolen and Prunella Scales as Cecily. The production was later released on CD. To commemorate the centenary of the first performance of the play, Radio 4 broadcast a new adaptation on 13 February 1995; directed by Glyn Dearman, it featured Judi Dench as"
"1993, Sam Mendes directed a new production for the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End. It starred Jane Horrocks as Sally, Adam Godley as Cliff, Alan Cumming as the Emcee and Sara Kestelman as Fräulein Schneider. Cumming received an Olivier Award nomination for his performance and Kestelman won the Olivier for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical. Mendes's conception was very different from either the original production or the conventional first revival. The most significant change was the character of the Emcee. The role, as played by Joel Grey in both prior incarnations, was an asexual, edgy character dressed in"
"2008/09, she again starred as the Fairy Godmother in ""Cinderella"", at the Grand Theatre in Swansea, alongside Su Pollard and Chris Jarvis. From December 2009 to January 2010 she appeared in ""Jack and the Beanstalk"" at the Malvern Theatre, alongside Mike Fischetti and Colin Baker. Sarah Thomas (actress) Sarah Jane Thomas (born 5 June 1952) is a British actress, born in London, probably best known for her television appearances as Enid Simmons in ""Worzel Gummidge"" (1980), and as Glenda Wilkinson in ""Last of the Summer Wine"" (1986–2010). Thomas also made a brief cameo appearance in the fifth episode of the"
"Studio Babelsberg co-produced and oversaw production services for the film. On November 13, 2013, producer Nina Jacobson revealed that Peter Craig was also hired to write the adaptations. The film carried a production budget of $160 million with a further $55 million spent on promotion and advertisements, and $13.9 million in television advertisements. All the principal cast such as Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, Liam Hemsworth as Gale, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch, Donald Sutherland as President Snow, Elizabeth Banks as Effie, Willow Shields as Prim, Paula Malcomson as Mrs Everdeen and Stanley Tucci as Caesar, return to"
"Emcee, Adam Godley as Cliff Bradshaw and Sara Kestelman as Frau Schneider. The production was approached with a fresh concept, differing greatly from both the original 1966 production directed by Harold Prince and the famed film version, directed by Bob Fosse. This production opened at the Donmar and received four Olivier Award nominations including Best Musical Revival, before transferring promptly to Broadway where it played for several years at the Kit Kat Club (i.e. the Stephen Sondheim Theater). The Broadway cast included Cumming once again as Emcee, with Natasha Richardson as Sally, Mary Louise Wilson as Frau Schneider and John"
"as Herbert Soppitt, Rosemary Leach as Clara Soppitt, Sue Devaney as Ruby Birtle, Liz Smith as Mrs. Northrop, Joss Ackland as Henry Ormonroyd and Patsy Rowlands as Lottie Grady. An adaptation was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994 directed by Matthew Walters with Alan Bennett as Herbert Soppitt, Alun Armstrong as Albert Parker, Michael Jayston as Joseph Helliwell, Brenda Blethyn as Clara Soppitt, Nicola Pagett as Maria Helliwell, Gwen Taylor as Annie Parker, Polly James as Lottie, Peter Woodthorpe as Henry Ormondroyd and Elizabeth Spriggs as Mrs. Northrop. The production was subsequently re-broadcast on BBC Radio 7 in 2011"