Worzel Gummidge

Choir Practice (3x8)

: 20, 1980

It’s harvest festival time and Worzel is on loan to the Vicar in order to keep the Starlings out of the Church rafters. Worzel isn’t the only newcomer at the Church, the Vicar also has an orphan called Samantha staying with him. Worzel is posted in the graveyard but, as night falls, he becomes scared and frightened of the ghosts. Meanwhile the Church choir are practicing for the harvest festival service but as the orphan Samantha draws attention to herself in a pure white smock John and Sue realize who she really is, Aunt Sally. Once the choir is in full swing Aunt Sally slips away in order to get back to the Vicarage first so she can eat all the supper that Mrs Braithwaite has prepared. She must first however cross the graveyard. As soon as Worzel catches sight of the figure in white he is off, he heads for the Vicarage. He gets there first and when Aunt Sally comes along he realizes there was no ghost, but if you’re in the choir there’s plenty of tea and cake. The next day Worzel returns in his singing head and joins the choir.