Die 5 Staffel von Worzel Gummidge wurde auf ITV von dimanche 4 octobre 1987 bis dimanche 6 décembre 1987 ausgestrahlt. Sie besteht aus 10 Episoden, wobei die erste Episode "As the Scarecrow Flies" und die letzte "A Friend in Need" heißt..
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.
Made by Southern Television for the ITV network.