Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season. Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm. This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message.
Mackenzie Crook, (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists) who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation.
Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin. He says: “It’s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too. It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together. It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
Ones to watch India Brown (Hetty Feather) and Thierry Wickens (making his TV debut) will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures.
The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It’s not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field. Their world is sent spinning into confusion when they realise Gummidge comes to life. The only person more shocked is Worzel, when he discovers that the children are not in fact fellow scarecrows but humans.
Their worlds should never commune but fate has conspired to create an extraordinary union. The seasons have stopped and the harvest hasn’t arrived. The rhythm of the natural world is out of kilter and this unlikely trio must try to put it right. Magic, mystery and mayhem unfurl.
The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook. The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans. Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will The Green Man and Worzel's most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all?
Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One. It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D. Pidgeon and Eric S. Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc. It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC.
Further casting:
Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold
Tim Plester - Clarty
Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart
Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair
Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow
Tom Meeten - HMS Odney
Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag
Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound
Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter
Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding
Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop
Malik Ibheis - Trike
Ben Langley - Driver
Mariam Haque - Receptionist
3.5🌟不到4，豆瓣7还算中肯，藤井的镜头语言很美很清新，这个毋庸置疑。日式温吞，重气氛而轻剧情，如同一个加长MV。不过最后半小时还是泪目了。整体因为绝症设置让人唏嘘，占了题材的光吧。
有时间流逝 有亲人朋友 有陪伴日常
emmm 真的就是日本電影老調子 為什麼要莫名搞那麼多慢鏡頭？3.5 星
配乐似乎借用了Pixies的Where Is My Mind，剧本其实非常有趣，铅黄、鬼宅、动作片、身体恐怖（柯南伯格、帕尔玛之外，还想到格德勒《恶神》），繁复的外壳包裹简单故事，情节在各种恐怖类型中无缝切换，但最终效果实在令人不敢恭维。帕尔玛式pulp故事确实很能检验一个导演，同样爱用镜头炫技，帕尔玛、阿基多都是为了悬念服务，而到了温子仁这里，精致华丽的俯拍、倾斜、越肩长镜就成了拖沓累赘的漫长趣味展示，放在动作片里还算恰当，而在恐怖片里，就既不中看也不中用。恐怖形象方面，温子仁（和他的朋友们）似乎已经再也离不开“扭曲人体”这一个创意了。
豪华卡司韩剧套路，牙白。nana酱和坂口健太郎真是没有cp感，估计是系里和后来老公的感情太细腻太出色了，这部片一对比活像个木头人
熟肉跟我理解的有点偏差啊。。。很标准很标准的霓虹纯爱 ken的演技得加把劲 都进旬圈了啊。。。二刷才发现na姐是黑木华
虽然故事很俗套很狗血 但看完还是emo了 女主好美好会演啊 一整个被戳到泪点了555 配乐和摄影画面也都好好看哦
最后没有直接告诉观众茉莉的结局 是为了不破坏这份美好吧
喂，这是2022年，不是2002年，这种烂大街的剧情我全程拼命快进...全靠两个人气演员才有了不错的票房，换成其他寂寂无名的演员这电影根本没人看...2分纯属给坂口的帅脸。
看到最后平行世界那一段，哭出来了。和《大恋爱》一样，原作本身太精彩了，通过电影传递的只是其中一部分，但已经足够。
预告片和写真集的氛围感足矣，全片看完十年又少了两小时。
电影本身并没有那么多值得多加回顾的点，但想到现实中的事情，还是忍不住哭了。
大将军帮你老婆选选剧本吧！给黑木酱多一星！
无聊老套乏善可陈毫无闪光点的死人纯爱片，情节一般，俩主演的演技不行，配乐也不煽情，看得内心毫无波动。P.S.有热心的老同学真好，能写文章真好。
是夏日海边的浪花
不论未来如何如何
温温太牛了，惊悚悬疑拍出了鬼片的味道。and不要看爱奇艺删减版！
？？？啥啊这都 诡异的配乐 诡异的故事 诡异的节奏 诡异的发型！这是温子仁吗？！不能吧！我被骗了吧？。。我现在表情就跟看守所里的女犯人一样 WTF щ(゜ロ゜щ) （歌剧院幽灵+关灯后+电锯惊魂9）
gab杀女主老公时候给我激动坏了，你能不能只杀恶臭家暴男啊，那样谁还会说你是the devil，只会说你是男德先锋！！
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