1974: The Wonderful Weed Woman

Jessie Wainwright is a determined resident of Armston, Northamptonshire who spends her days spreading weed seeds far and wide. Jessie distributes her weeds by post, by matchstick-box boat and by clandestinely throwing them in front of passing cars. She sees it as her life's mission to bring a little untamed wilderness back to our sterile modern cities.

Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast 29 July, 1974.

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