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
3.9 技术杠杠的，复杂的细节，丰富的内容，很多惊喜的视听亮点，可是剧本也要写好呀..第一部的成人群像太惊艳，这一部直接打回了合家欢电影，所以没有被震撼。
娱乐性很强，制作也好，就是跟第一部比剧情有点敷衍
看不见太多意义的续作，无论是故事搭建还是人物刻画，都远不及前作，就连一把感动的热泪都无法赚取了。倒是建立在一流动画工业之上的舞台效果，让人不禁心生遐想，未来的舞台表演，无真人的形式是不是会逐渐大行其道。
每年金曲大合集，再加上OK的剧情，我觉得我可以一直看下去。最后的大秀让我感受到了为啥要是动画片，在人类的技术无法在现实中复制我们的想象的时候动画片永不让人失望。
怎么说呢 希望我们都能与自己和解 撕去歌颂不普通的外壳（总觉得男女主每次说普通的时候都是在隐藏自己的害怕 自卑那种）顺利的长大成人！
狗尾续貂，为什么要有第二部…虽然不是真的有那么难看但就是太低龄太幼稚，一场流行歌曲串烧。
除了一个羞耻到几乎不会涉足的领域
在疫情时代宵禁的夜里，奔跑在空旷无人的新宿街头，まだ成仏できない言葉の幽霊，让时间回溯，那些曾经不“普通”的人与事扑面而来。直到回到最初局促口讷的初见。
剧情转折都不能用生硬形容了 但是听歌曲大串烧还是很开心的
挺敷衍的，剧本到某个节点需要发生什么才能继续下去时，编剧就随便塞个人物，让这件事发生。没有逻辑，只有结尾十分钟有看头
你是不是 也想起了某个人（突然就get到了森山未来
优点：故事到他们第一次抵达大剧场之前都很棒，节奏也很顺滑 缺点：有几处转折过于生硬，包括人物转变
剧情好随便，挺热闹的，有些小细节蛮搞的，好喜欢🦁️的毛发和表情～
1代好听，2代又好看又好听，光版权就足回票价了。如果有上映的话。
2.5-3.0 第一部看的时候就觉得那只考拉的五官和身高？很眼熟。五年之后终于恍然大悟，原来是像达斯汀霍夫曼...
Lots of lovely songs, especially how i love when Bono's voice comes out!
在疫情时代宵禁的夜里，奔跑在空旷无人的新宿街头，まだ成仏できない言葉の幽霊，让时间回溯，那些曾经不“普通”的人与事扑面而来。直到回到最初局促口讷的初见。
还行。只是我已经不再相信童话的年纪了。。如果凡事只要面对就能成功的话。那简单太多了。
有真情实感，纯真的少男少女也表现得很真实。但倒回的结构看起来真累。
森山未来每个阶段的表演都恰如其分，演20出头也丝毫不见老态。看完发现是拍恋之运的导演，难怪这次也都在我的点上。甚至在想我是不是太过精日，为什么我的生活都在日影里，而大陆的影视到底呈现了谁的人生呢？包包回我：大陆影视才是造梦机器，我说确实。
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