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
冲小崔看的，小崔真的帅！
如果用《阿丽塔》那种动真结合的拍法会不会更好一点 如果不是几十年前《快乐星球》的影像审美会不会更好一点 如果不是这种廉价科幻儿童剧的质感会不会好一点 就是说一切都太老旧了
我的小外甥说很好，我只能说好，私底下再说一句马马虎虎
老是觉得皮皮鲁&鲁西西不真实，感觉只是作者批判教育制度的工具人，不像真实的儿童。
前半部分太平了，节奏感和氛围感不强，导致虽然演员演技都不错却始终难以吸引人。
二十亿还回来那里有点意思。
节奏略显松散，剧情尚可，小崔演技炸裂，多给一星。
诬陷那个没看懂。相较于kor一概的高水平犯罪片。这里的反派太弱了。。。
Ps:郑渊洁《皮皮鲁和罐头小人》。
7分.拍得很乱但私心觉得有很多东西可以弥补导演的不足
要赢过没有底线的人 只能更没有底线 但依旧保持正直
论警察白与黑之间的地带，影片一直看到结尾，我都觉得没有啥需要推理的，剧情挺直白的啊！都明明白白地告诉观众了。影片不能说无聊或者枯燥，虽然剧情一环扣一环的比较紧凑，但质量只能说还行，因为剧情既无意外也无反转，对抗和冲突都不尖锐，所以真的说不上精彩和激烈。赵震雄演技在线，但我觉得他这个角色应该带一点邪意，剧情把他拍得过于正直了，这样失去了神秘感，也就减低了这个角色的魅力。这质量我很努力的想给4星，可还是做不到，我只能给3星6.7分！
所以，他为打击罪犯为何伟大到这样，把自己变成黑帮。
老郑执念太深。集体作弊都能成正面行为，我也是醉了。给一星就好。
我就觉得把这么意料之中的反转压在最后的十几分钟有点特别显得男主太拉了
演技在线但个人认为还有上升空间（也确实这样的剧本发挥空间有限），没看过原著，影片太浮于表面了，导演避雷
这个世界就是权势和钱势的天下。这好像是我看过韩国缉毒片没有涉及走私或者逃逸到中国的。如果有请提醒我，因为我是一边和朋友聊天一边看完这部电影的。
剧情烂成一锅粥，前半段男主卧底做的跟过家家似的，就这个业务水平，真去做卧底，死八百回了，就这样赵震雄居然都没发现他，两个小时，极其无聊。
何为正义，崔宇植最后和大佬谈话时那个眼神绝了，真帅
如果用《阿丽塔》那种动真结合的拍法会不会更好一点 如果不是几十年前《快乐星球》的影像审美会不会更好一点 如果不是这种廉价科幻儿童剧的质感会不会好一点 就是说一切都太老旧了
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