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
哈哈哈哈哈好久没有看到一部电影里所有的角色都是LGBT～剧情很简单但是很典型！太喜欢了！太可爱了！太甜了！
小时候看的捉鬼敢死队还隐约有印象。
Nothing tops the originals, but what they did here was fun and thrilling enough.丨@ Pathé Breda, 24 Nov 2021
把罐头砸出瘪并不用觉得丢脸，吃甜筒冰淇淋也不会显得没有男子气概。应该羞愧的是有直饮水却非要瓶装污染，不经对方许可就上传了性爱视频。在意你的人可以在斗舞台上跳过时僵硬的舞蹈，守在浴缸里醉酒的你身边为你揉背。种族阳刚腹肌在圈内将个体分出高低，在黄昏码头跳一支到白头的舞才是幸福的标准。
新版傲慢与偏见，倒也还过得去，只是依旧太童话
用快餐版《傲慢与偏见》来诠释同志的爱情最合适不过了！不用隽永，少了克制，横冲直撞，drama拉满，看似闹腾狗血，却也写实。夕阳很美，跳舞很酷，读书很好，如果能有人陪你一起做这些事，那就很浪漫了。
新版傲慢与偏见，倒也还过得去，只是依旧太童话
Bill Murray出场的时候我出戏到<迷失东京>
就喜欢这样bitch的傲慢与偏见。好想去火烧岛哦！
超级cliche😨拜托可以挑些好看的亚裔吗😭
前面隐隐约约还有点气质，结果后面又变成幼儿园剧情了😠 读Alice munro的桥段切中我
小s：不要吵（conrad吃甜筒也太可爱惹
算是很有诚意的贩卖情怀，另外小女孩长的太灵了，如果翻拍哈利波特绝对要选她演赫敏啊！！！
三星全给小女主，喜欢她的天才少女和小谢尔顿。总是演天才美少女，这个压力也确实是不小，长大了不知道咋办。
两星半
一般吧，很多梗，好像在讲爱情，却又觉得少了点什么。
失败之后往往会以为自己是个婊子狗血的放荡不羁，久而久之，习惯了，以为自己不需要爱情了，当爱来的时候，还以为自己不配拥有，特别害怕呢
这部是1984版的续作，无视了2016版。还原了当年的装备之外还找了当年的老演员，怀旧是不错，但这片子本身么。。。怎么变成青少年影片了？讲的是几个青少年揭开姥爷在荒凉村子独居的秘密，最后和老版捉鬼特工队员们一起打败一个鬼和两只狗拯救世界的故事。除了悬疑气氛尚可之外，整个故事简单粗暴平铺直叙毫无转折，很多情节想想都不合理。既然你在处理足以毁灭世界的危机，那么干啥还要单独一个人呢？这不应该至少有一个巨型团队，而且有国家机关支持么？如此重大的事就儿戏对待了？最后出现的鬼头目除了手撕一个鬼之外，也没做什么坏事，就是闲坐着而已，好不容易出来了就干这个？虽然最后半小时特效还可以，但相比前作群鬼满城骚扰的大场面，实在差的太远了，鬼头目的特效化妆也是让人一言难尽。
跟《尚气》只能看开头的20分钟不同，这片只能看最后的20分钟。把许多人童年的经典《捉鬼敢死队》拍成儿童片没有问题，问题是拍成了儿童烂片。一流的特效+不入流的故事。幸好最后1984年的四位队员回来露脸了。
哇，把直人娇柔女孩+浪子回头故事直接套到gay身上！Cliche! SUPER CLICHE!
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