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
和神经病一样跑了一个半小时什么都没解决赔了命一起轮回吧
很奇怪的片子。律师为什么要故意吧咖啡杯碎片放在吸尘袋，如果吸尘袋里明明有真正凶手的dna？
请不要再继续消耗香港这群老戏骨的精力了。谢谢。
移植在《大逃脱》之类的真人秀节目中的话水平还算惊艳，但作为电影就差强人意了
也太平庸了，死者但凡是个穷人，根本打不赢官司。
似电视剧多过似电影，hk的司法、政界、地产大亨、jc，这几年本身已经很令人无语了，这部片是把所有负面元素做个大集合吗，最后还来个迷之逆转。老戏骨们狂飙戏也挽救不了这部烂片，智叔船战曾江系全片最大亮点。
笑点还是挺密集的，bug也是蛮多的，toma还是可以的。
墓地邂逅+两个月亮+寂静岭，大杂烩缝合怪伪烧脑
应付了事的完结篇，没有哪里觉得好笑。。。堤真一还是有腔调的。这部里女性角色都挺不容易。。。
2星半的电影，勉勉强强给到3，主要还是方中信有这个能力撑起来。
类似于恐怖游轮一样，在空间里不停的循环，死了都不消停。
很好的构思，就是导演的功力不足以覆盖这么多线，反而杂乱无章了
三部曲完结撒花！后面游轮部分嗨得不行，不过菜菜绪的酱油戏份过于酱油了...
我觉得这个还是可以的。虽然我开头有点害怕，但是整个逻辑都算通的。
从13年看到了22年，另一种意义上的好玩。不推荐跟家长一起看。
虽然故事有很多漏洞，但是看这些香港老面孔在一起出现就觉得很过瘾
不错，近年少有好看的港片。
比昆岩池还是要好一些，但把韩国神婆，日本地缚灵，藏传佛教的金刚杵糅合到一起，也只是一个脆弱的缝合怪而已。
才5.3，你们听方中信的最后一段话了么？难道不就是这样么？
用十分故弄玄虚的拍摄手法说了个剧情极其简单的故事，全剧信息含量极其稀薄；东亚系恐怖片肉搏驱鬼最为致命
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