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
女主真的是太幸运了，被她称为熟悉的陌生人愿意照顾她并真心实意对她好，无论什么情况都愿意帮助她的闺蜜，遇到最优秀的男朋友以生命治愈她的童年创伤。为电影院男女主相遇的场景多给一星。
本来以为是个圣诞糖水片，结果全家拼命push给我看恐惧了，代入一下不就是过年回家的七姑八姨吗救命…帅哥完全工具人，谁跟谁都没火花，属实工业糖精了。Urie可爱。
头重脚轻，情节很俗很烂，有些地方真的没有任何说服力，剧情转折也让人满头问号，欧文已经不是《午夜巴黎》那个状态，总的来说就是抖音快手版的《诺丁山》，但这部浪漫喜剧又有某种程度的纯粹和复古。只是看着男女主的一举一动都在streaming，让我思考世纪之交那些年长的人看着《诺丁山》时是否一样无奈（应该不是）。
欧文……我滴欧文（抹口水）……巨星配居家男其实也蛮有趣
速食电影 但是不看又一直想着 所以还是看了... 就很套路...
前面的都挺好，车祸这个出的不够巧妙，有种就因为这儿？
最后一堆废话，神烦。
女主真的是太幸运了，被她称为熟悉的陌生人愿意照顾她并真心实意对她好，无论什么情况都愿意帮助她的闺蜜，遇到最优秀的男朋友以生命治愈她的童年创伤。为电影院男女主相遇的场景多给一星。
情人节前周末唯一的爱情片也就凑合着看了。开头差不多就是高潮。女明星爱上素人单亲爸爸这个故事铺垫的不够就很别扭。Owen Wilson是不是年纪大了打针嘴巴笑起来好奇怪。JLO状态好好，on my way很好听。可惜了出镜的这么多喜剧人，故事本身有些单薄。唯一反套路的就是男主女儿没有赢得比赛。
PS：爱情轻喜剧总是吸引年轻人吧，在AMC观影，每到甜蜜的剧情，身旁不时爆发出小声的尖叫。年轻真好，心灵那么容易悸动，快乐也是最本能的表达，相信爱情的同时也在渴求着爱情。
非常俗套的剧情，情节漏洞百出，但是看完心情大好。就像童话故事一样，你虽然知道这不是真的，但也不妨碍你期待它成真。
不需要带啥脑子看的都市童话故事，轻松下不错，歌也可以，Jlo阿姨好像还蛮偏爱这种题材，，，想起几年前的天后助理也差不多是这样
就是那种看了预告觉得很俗但又冲着JLo忍不住一定要看的电影，里面的歌确实挺好听的。（开头“世纪婚礼”那局促的场馆和观众的反应很难不让我想起当年的周迅……
Philemon is hot af!!!原本以为是两个白男gay无聊的爱情故事，但没想到男主之一是first black actor in a Christmas LGBTQ romcom，而且本人也是酷儿，但这片子love triangle的chemistry都怪怪的，后半段腐女磕CP还成真觉得太过于刻意了，仿佛在看同人文哈，但网大的LGBTQ电影不嫌多，希望明年也有更多。
I came to listen the score, but I found it's an interesting cliche.
劇情就是性轉的霸道女明星愛上我，唯一好聽的就是歌。女主有好幾幕讓我想到寧靜，眞的很美，男主後半段眞的好煩啊，像是自卑感作祟，還想阻止女主領獎，男主女兒看到女主重新站在舞台上在那裡吐槽，回到你的舞台上去吧，hello？人家一個大明星好吧，回舞台唱歌還有錯了？喜歡作為心理老師的老師和女主助理的這兩個角色，可可愛愛的。
爱情童话吧，更像是歌星版诺丁山。只能当是洛佩兹的MTV看看
看个简介就知道整个剧情走向，不值得去电影院的片子
故事太一般了，但两个主演都特别可爱，所以还是有被感动～
老套的先婚后爱，只要有support就会有爱情吗？这是真的爱情吗？
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