Jon Pertwee was in a series from the 20th century.
Jon Pertwee . Pertwee is most known for starring as the Third Doctor in the science-fiction series Doctor Who between 1970 and 1974 . He later played the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge from 1979 to 1981 , and again from 1987 to 1989 . The Navy Lark is a radio sit-com about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge , ( a play on HMS Troubridge , a Royal Navy destroyer ) based in HMNB Portsmouth . Worzel Gummidge is a children 's sitcom , produced by Southern Television for ITV , based on the Worzel Gummidge books by English author Barbara Euphan Todd .