Well then it's been a long time since I last wrote a review of a Worzel Gummidge not for lack of trying to review anther it's just different things got in the way. Well thankfully this time there was nothing to prevent me from reviewing an episode that i've been dying to review really for quite some time and so then join me as I review the episode that really is then very first episode of this show to not be directed by the shows regular director with the episode in question being called simply just "Very Good Worzel" enjoy.
The plot of this episode is in order to make some money Worzel and Aunt Sally get new jobs working for Mrs.Bloomsbury-Barton. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty simple but enjoyably so with this being helped by the fact that this episodes plot really enjoyable and entertaining as well as being really engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Starring in this episode is Jon Pertwee as Worzel Gummidge , Una Stubbs as Aunt Sally and Jeremy Austin as John Peters. Also starring in this episode is Charlotte Coleman as Sue Peters , Norman Bird as Mr. Braithwaite , Megs Jenkins as Mrs. Braithwaite , John Le Mesurier as Baines , Beatrix Mackey as Lady Partington , Hilary Mason as Miss Fogg , Cherry Morris as The Vicar's Wife , Clifford Parrish as The Vicar , comedy legend Joan Sims as Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton and Last Of The Summer Wine star Sarah Thomas as Enid Simmons.
Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. Which really isn't all that surprising as the acting in this show has always been really good even in the shows bad episodes the acting was always top notch and the same thing is true for this episode as well and alot of that comes down to the fact that not only are their some genuinely good actors and actresses in this episode but the script for this episode is good that all the cast have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance will come out of them alot more naturally and that really does show in this episode.
What I really loved about this episode is the fact that we got to see Worzel and Aunt Sally working together. This was something that I really wasn't expecting to be the case as when we usually see them it's usually Worzel who is being kind to Aunt Sally and yet in this episode they are both working together to archive a common goal in this case earning some money ad while they do still argue in the episode for alot of the episodes running time they are working together and I have to wonder why the makers of this show didn't have them working together more often as it was really cute seeing them working together and seeing just what kind of mayhem they can course when they do work together in any given situation.
This episode really is choke full to the brim with a bunch of truly iconic british comedy actors and actresses. Which just goes to show you that alot of people really were trying to get on this show as it was and still is a good show and the fact that in this one episode we managed to get stars from the Carry On films as well as a star from the hit show Dad's Army in one episode together just goes to hit that point home even further as if this was any other show where they treated the making of an episode just like any other kids TV show then it wouldn't have worked but as the treated the making of an episode of Worzel Gummidge like they were making a film it meant that we could get bigger name stars to guest star in the episode as it meant that the scripts for each episode had to be feature film worthy ad not just TV show worthy.
For some strange reason this is the only episode of the original show not to be directed by the series regular director James Hill. With this episode instead being directed by David Pick who was an associate producer for all of the shows first and second series and a few episodes of it's third and fourth series I have no idea why he chose to direct this one episode but it does seem rather odd that of all of the series two episodes this is the one that he'd choose to direct and not one of the more dramatic episodes not really helping things is the fact that he has a different directing style to James Hill with James treating it like he was making a feature length film but here it felt like it was more of a high end kids TV show and that really does come down to the directing.
Even tho alot of the episode does take place in or around Mrs Bloomsbury-Barton's House the episode oddly feels claustrophobic. As we don't really get to explore much of the inside of the house nor do we get the grounds of the house either with us only being limited to just a few rooms in the inside of the house and just a few corners in the outside of the house which is a shame as with an episode like this one it would have given us the chance to explore more of the house and see how the house runs on a day to say basis and yet the episode doesn't do that in the slightest and as a result it does get a bit repetitive just seeing the same rooms over and over again without seeing anything new or even interesting in them.
Now then while I cannot for the absolute life of me remember whatever this episodes running time I do know that for a fact that this episode has / had an exact grad total running time of roughly twenty five minuets. Which is pretty much the bog standard running time for this show and to this episodes credit it really doesn't feel that long at all with the episode having more then enough their interms of plot to cover that amount of running time but at the same time I would have liked it if the episode was really just a tiny bit longer as like with alot of episodes in this show I was having such a good time watching it that I just really wanted to see more of that world and more of those characters and it really does help that this episode really does have some really good pacing to it.
So now then as this is a comedy that means that I have tom actually talk about the actual comedy that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual comedy that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. With this episode having a lot of really funny moments like the fact that Aunt Sally spells her name the exact same way that a child would which was not only really funny but it was also really fitting for the character as well as the character would actually do something like that or even the fact that when Sue shows Worzel what a butler she has her nose up in the air which was just a really cute and really funny moment in the episode in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Overall while I wouldn't say that this episode is a must watch for Worzel fans it is a good example of just how good this show can be when it it's at it's best with the episode itself just being really fun tom watch in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad thins that are in this very episode in this very review and as such that means that this very episode earns itself a grand old score of exactly an 8 out of 10 from me.
Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from Amazon . Co . UK , Wikipedia and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from these very episodes that I used in this very review being Google Images simply just due to the fact that alot of the images that are on Google Images are all really fairly high in quality and as well as being fairly freaking high in definition.