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
选题、特效都不错，救援群演太水了！灾难中带着喜感，韩国导演会玩，到最后应该是房车宣传片了！寓意也不错，谁说买房子才是家！也是对地产高价的讽刺！
如果居民不努力，就得死。因为zf可是没办法救你们出来的🤷♀️
喜剧和灾难怎么搭配都不会对劲。这个卡司拍出一部网大质量的片何必呢，特效假剧情也假。
看完“警长说电影”剧透来的，下面附上链接：
他们想要告诉全世界韩国人是最会“搞笑”的。
硬伤很多 随便看看还可以…印象最深就是那小朋友越叫越走……最后命也没了
虽然疫情影响了大家的业余生活，好电影也越来 越少，不过没想到平台的播放的电影也 很用心了。主体上虽然是鸦片战争，不过内容翻转的还是不错。很让人欣慰。加油中国电影。
谢苗表演不论武打还是剧情表现都十分完美！相当成熟的演员，相信以后会有上佳的表现得，我很看好！
地陷那一段铺垫和视觉效果很好，但是喜剧成分过多，导致求生过程不够紧张，过度煽情还是老毛病了
良心剧！弘扬社会正能量！
一般般的灾难片，不带脑子可以看看，一些生活中笑料还行，苦逼的中年大叔，兼职多到数不清，干死成功的买房科长，为了家庭爱好只有一个摇椅。首尔的房价也是傲视全球的存在。
除去结局后的末尾10分钟还挺精彩的，煽情有点乐意，感觉导演好像在用灾难套路，但是有点失败了。光洙上了太多综艺，观众对他没有新鲜感？自带喜剧效果
如果居民不努力，就得死。因为zf可是没办法救你们出来的🤷♀️
很失望
所有人都特别聒噪，一直在大吼大叫，难道是顶楼番外篇
2021.10.9
当狗焕他爹去健身房，拍全家福，叫代驾来的都是一个人的时候，我就断定这片完了。
4.5
用11年的积蓄在鬼门关前走了趟.乖巧礼貌比起沉默寡语总会得到生存的机会.经历过生死.亲情爱情都会变得更加牢固.只是在世的我们祈求能世界和平和认识的人们身体健康便行.
wuli李演员一出场就有喜剧那味儿了，演技和挑剧本的能力还是要和隔壁他哥赵寅成好好学学
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