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
男女主都是活活成功表现出无比招人讨厌的体质。。。太烦银闹心了。。。如果这算表演到位那真是相当到位了。唯一可以说道说道的是这片在不该讨论的地方不该同情的人不能有丁点儿和稀泥的事儿上，屁股坐在犯罪分子那边，先解释后掩饰最后编故事。。。也算找补的一塌糊涂和用心良苦了。
松坂桃李不太行 横滨流星在这里面好丑但演得不违和🚬 本来也不是很喜欢原作所以不评价剧情了 多一星给女儿😘
续集挺烂的，特效不错。看结尾貌似还有第三部
什么鬼啊啊啊啊剧情是什么屎为什么要把一个生理缺陷弄成这个样子？？还有横滨流星这样子的形象虽然很还原但是就是很膈应
天…这电影到底想输出什么价值观？？单看电影，你跟我说他不是ロリコン野郎我是不信的（。还有为啥要让流星来演这种讨人厌的角色？？？（虽然演得很好以及颜很可（？
松坂桃李转身那一下的震撼效果确实达到了。。。
新生代的演技都有提升，感情处理颇为细腻。剧情设定的话，就还挺日本的。村长和流星在不同程度上为艺术献身了！
电影真的太太太太长了 整部电影节奏很慢 留白太多 佐伯文真的太太太太短了 松坂桃李要怎么解释真的不是自己的 横滨流星的演技飞升 这变态演的很到位
好难评 松坂桃李最后掉的那几滴泪惊为天人 大家演技都好厉害 就是拍的有点让人记不住
乱+动作戏不到位+血浆不到位+莫名其妙的普通话
电影的运镜，光影，叙事都很细腻
片尾以为会出来结果藏在彩蛋
这电影像鞠婧祎嚼面包，反复对着那一口嚼几十下。（白鸟玉季不错）
看了好多评价说魔改啥的 完蛋了 我发现我好像很吃李相日这一套 一般电影超过两个小时我都不太忍得了 这片子两个半小时我还觉得拍短了 丝丝演技我一直很放心 村长跟流星是我平时觉得演演偶像剧跟漫改够用的演技 片子里着实被惊艳 感觉这个导演很会调教演员 看到很多人对结尾村长摸白鸟嘴唇那段不适 我觉得太合适不过了 哪怕是炼铜也及时克制住了的文 在我这里最多最多也只能被算作半个“加害者”
看完这部，很难把 阴沉的松坂桃李=果着 这个公式从脑子里面抹去了。
流星真的演技变得更好了，对于广濑铃的演技我也觉得值得表扬，不再是以往的可爱漂亮女生，更往演技派发展了，流星也加油啊！虽然听说日本那边有粉丝看了这部电影脱粉了，我还是希望流星能多出演刻画人心的剧本，松坂桃李还是以往的演技派啊！最近看的真心不错的日本电影，强推！！！
而这一集纯粹是在传递信息，为了第三部做铺垫。
照搬好莱坞外星人/异能人/怪兽故事模版，可是我真的好爱看爽片（以及金多美真的好酷🤤
女主子役演得很好…
总体观后感：三颗星～其实最多值两颗，给最后那段打戏。还有一颗星是冲魔女一代目的出场。结尾彩蛋明显是有第三部的，希望有个相对圆满的结尾吧
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