Geoffrey Bayldon

An engaging story of family, love and life and people's ever-changing fortunes in rural England. Set against the rugged landscape of Yorkshire, this popular programme follows the busy public and private lives of District Nurses, as they bring nursing and emotional care to the needy - young and old alike.

Based on the children's books by Barbara Euphan Todd, this series concerns the adventures of Worzel Gummidge, a scarecrow, and his love Aunt Sally, a life-size wooden fairground doll, both of whom can walk and talk and pass themselves off as human. The only people in on their secret are a couple of children, John and Susan. The Crowman, who created Worzel, also provided him with a set of different heads for different tasks: a thinking head, a brave head, a counting head and a clever head.

Catweazle was a magician who lived in the 11th century. But as hard as he worked, his spells hardly ever did. When the conquering Norman soldiers came to arrest him, he made a desperate attempt to escape. This time his magic worked, but not quite as he had planned...