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
看的时候思绪止不住的来回跳跃：哇塞好可爱啊--这么大的狗每个月得多少伙食费才能养活啊--可是真的很可爱哎--跟在这种级别的大狗后面该怎么捡屎，搞台叉车吗--卧槽还能当马骑好酷哦--带它出门先不说把人吃了咋办，光是把车踩坏也赔不起啊…话说，如果设定为哈士奇或猫，会是不错的恐怖片。
只能算勉强及格，李现还是回去演偶像剧吧，别嚯嚯电影了
看的时候思绪止不住的来回跳跃：哇塞好可爱啊--这么大的狗每个月得多少伙食费才能养活啊--可是真的很可爱哎--跟在这种级别的大狗后面该怎么捡屎，搞台叉车吗--卧槽还能当马骑好酷哦--带它出门先不说把人吃了咋办，光是把车踩坏也赔不起啊…话说，如果设定为哈士奇或猫，会是不错的恐怖片。
节奏奇差，各种元素都想要都往里塞却没整合明白，情节推进急得跟赶场似的，葛优跟雷佳音不知道为啥就情同父子了；而且盗墓的演员太多，都给我整串戏了
让自己变强大，才能保护你想要保护的东西。人们惧怕他只是因为他有强大的能力。
剧情最大的bug是许一城怎么笃定日本人会还佛头？不还他就设了个寂寞的局。
“stand out and talk for someone you love”
just a magic.
大红狗！！啊啊啊啊啊啊！！太可爱了啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！！！！
古董纹路的特效动画很赞，把内里和成色的编排做的非常到位，至于剧情和人物，内地电影市面上的人物设定，逻辑空乏，角色转变分分钟，滥用煽情，其实没啥有新意的地方，改编过多次的小说，到这部电影也仅仅是演员的粉丝狂欢，没啥可说道的地方。★★☆
哈哈明知道很幼稚还是很喜欢 就是狗子也太红了点 😄
简单，童年受众，刻板剧本，狗狗还是可爱的，仅此而已，无心观影也不会去看第二遍的片子。
看了之后，太想养一只狗狗了，还有我理解了外国喜剧
内什么，都2021了，我能说这里还在严重歧视亚裔吗。。。
节奏紧凑，演员表演在位，主创态度认真，最近国产电影市场完全找不到竞争对手了，不给四分过不去。但是抛开这些，剧情因为时长限制还是有一些bug无法解释，如果能是个短剧或许更好。
成人会无聊，特别低龄向，但是不知道小孩子会不会觉得好看
6.0分。比汪汪队的适龄稍微高一点，放空脑子去看挺不错。比很多故作幼稚的正经电影，及故作正经的幼稚电影多了一丝纯粹。
群戏就不大行
“stand out and talk for someone you love”
with房东（）想说大部分六分电影的评分形状真的很像竖中指（）
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