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Worzel Gummidge is returning to TV with a Hollywood actor playing the role

Published 08:25 9 Apr 2018 BST

James Dawson
Worzel Gummidge is returning to TV with a Hollywood actor playing the role

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BBC are rebooting the kids TV show.

It looks like Mackenzie Crook will be coming back to British TV to play a rebooted version of kid's TV favourite Worzel Gummidge. The 46-year old will take on the role - first played by Jon Pertwee - almost four decades after it was canceled. The show was based on a book series by Barbara Euphan Todd and originally aired on Channel 4. Despite having 31 episodes aired it became a cult classic. A source told The Sun: "Mackenzie has been working on this for some time. He’s written most of the script and pitched it to the BBC who were keen and are now officially on-board. "It is not a continuation of the old story. Worzel is a legendary kids TV character and Mackenzie is keen to make sure the series does it justice." As you're probably aware, Mackenzie Crook made a name for himself in British incarnation of The Office - before crossing the pond for The Pirates Of The Caribbean and Game Of Thrones. His latest role was  in Amazon Prime's epic historical drama Britannia.

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