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
虽然有点儿重口味但还是挺逗的。。。年轻的小胖子居然是心脏病犯了。。。这对夫妻真是丧心病狂了！对应的动物世界也挺逗的。。。
哈哈哈哈哈哈导演是有多想吐槽素食主义者啊，去他的zzzq，有点恶心又有点好笑。
7.1分。酣畅淋漓一气呵成的黑色幽默电影，许多笑点和很多镜头很是经典。法国版《人肉叉烧包》。
法国电影就是任性。挺有趣的一部荒诞喜剧片，把激进素食主义者和大资本家狠狠批了一顿。那个领了盒饭的在荤食店工作的素食主义者，我很🉑。
如果有遗憾当然是那个明媚午后，胸前流淌着草莓味儿融化冰淇淋的小维尼了。那是何等美味啊～多汁滑嫩没有世俗过分侵扰的不寄存情绪毒素的肉身～这所谓毕生遗憾！手里的汉堡索然无味……肉是有等级的！而我吃的一直不好。
物极必反，过犹不及。本来适当调侃一下抖抖机灵挺好，却搞得这么混账无聊。
不管什么情况，最后被击垮的是精神，然后就什么也没有了。
呵呵一乐……真的好像打猎一样，生杀予夺完全随便。看完队友谴责我，你说的惊悚在哪呢？
搞笑消解了重口味，这种政治不正确的片子随便看看还蛮可爱。字幕组加戏太多了！！！！
挺讽刺的喜剧小品（2020.0505豆瓣6.9分）
搞笑消解了重口味，这种政治不正确的片子随便看看还蛮可爱。字幕组加戏太多了！！！！
黄秋生那段翻译笑死人了 又万分的贴切 1168
大晚上跳着看完这么重口味的片子……法国人反讽一流。
恶趣味cult片。素食主义者在法国这么激进吗？状态感觉好像国内的爱狗人士。
创意不错，结尾略仓促，喜剧桥段还可以，废戏有点多！
经历过的事情……在它离开我们的瞬间就结束了……
好像比 绿色屠夫 观赏性强一点，但虎头蛇尾。自己猎杀素食者的动物世界平行剪辑还有趣，还是比较暴力血腥变态的
屠夫杀人了，然后把尸体当肉买，简称屠夫卖肉片。几年就会出一部，这一步挺有意思的加入了素食主义的元素，带着讽刺与黑色幽默。看完了整个片子。真的是太爽了。剧作感觉挺成功的，没什么Bug，就是觉得太短了，看完的时候还有些不舍。
还行，挺好看的。个人比较喜欢这种猎奇类型。不过在屏幕外看，两人组太弱了。bug太多，懒得数了。
太有趣了，就是这结局为何像我国拍的阉割版似的
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