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
看了预告片之后，感兴趣的还以为这种设定多新奇呢，结果关于这个新奇设定的东西，在预告片就全讲完了，哎呀，真的是好烂的一部电影啊！
电影好不好至少它把剧情讲清楚了，也有笑点也有段子，也没写着十八禁就说明大众皆宜，可能大多数人只是吐槽男主太丑吧，我觉得顾大人挺顺眼的，所以完整看完觉得挺好，有的地方还能前后呼应，这就值得加分
天下都是东北滴，上到马主任，下到马桶兄弟，男女主都不适合喜剧。
开篇很好，很有希区柯克的感觉，后面垮了，结局一点都不意外。
满嘴顺口溜，这是要考研啊！
这种电影很神奇，场景很少，人物很少，故事很纯粹！观感也很舒服！这样的电影有很多，比如十二怒汉，还有地球最后一个男人等等，这样的电影大多有极强的剧本，在几个人的轻描淡写间各种反转，让人叹为观止！不过，这部在这方面略显平庸！所以三星鼓励！
中规中矩
有佳句而无佳章，拼凑的电影，关键是不接地气！
剧情最后男主感动的给反派抹眼睛也…假。
家属选的下饭电影，剧情略尬，比起男女主角，我居然觉得那只小黄狗挺好玩儿～才发现居然是今年的新电影，陪人吃饭时候乐呵下还成，院线或独处的话，大概率不会看～
结尾略意外。从此，我不再是“寄生虫”。你眼中最丑陋的图案，却是我最爱的玫瑰。当年我选择了可以望得见的三四十年后的生活，现在想重新开始。其实没有任何一个错误，可以随着时间流逝，就慢慢变成对的。除非，你先主动结束这个错误，不惜一切代价。
3.5星。本子的底子很扎实，可惜男主选的令人迷惑（到底跟赵本山什么关系），女主造型被毁，于是就只能这样了。
整个剧组都成了东北口音该怎么破，太怀念我在东北的日子了，没想到焦艳俊大美女也被带偏了
柯林斯是真好看，普莱蒙是真难看，希哥是真无聊。这么点剧情抻了90分钟还很多没讲，服了…
看的时候我就在脑补自己要是有了这么能力怎么办，肯定会很可怕吧。而且说出去谁也不相信还被当成精神病肯定很崩溃，共情男主了。
中规中矩的搞笑，一个贼偷东西太多被雷追杀，在被击中后获得能和一切物体沟通的超能力，阴差阳错的揭发了犯罪集团，最后改过自新去蹲大牢去了。ps主角的成长之路拍的还算温情，但是女主存在感好低
套了一个有趣的概念，实则却是自愿降智才能坚持下来的闹剧，很明显导演在网梗与网红的融入上用了比剧本打磨大得多的心思。全片比比皆是各种脆弱的行为逻辑、幼稚的人物动机与敷衍的创作态度，靠雷劈治病、靠还物洗白，偷来的东西还回去就是好人，女神的男友劈腿就能抱得美人归，大连元素与东北文化再一次被低水准消费，各种隐晦而尴尬的黄段子再一次强奸了观众的眼睛。如果导演可以踏实地仅仅讲好一个与物品对话的小寓言，影片反而不至于如此混乱，而恰恰是眼高手低与自我陶醉，使创意变得廉价、逻辑不堪一击、人物扭向卡通，以至于频频感觉焦俊艳、王彦霖、张雪峰下一秒会被降智操作逼到笑场，只能说张子栋是被市场大大低估的宝藏演员。
故事实在有些小儿课了，电影也显得闹剧了点，最后强行拉满的人情节，有装大尾巴狼的嫌疑。
菲尔考林斯女儿太漂亮啦。片子结尾有点仓促。整体可看性还是不错的。
啊啊啊啊啊好喜欢焦俊艳和琥玛尔（如果没有光头就更好了
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