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
打戏拉胯了点，但已经很好看了，如果不是我早就被剧透的话，观感应该会upupup，尤其是新队长当反派的伏笔没剧透是看不出来的，一小时十五分钟能塑造出人物的同时把故事讲好，为什么TV25集能搞成那副模样，令人蒙古。
相比TV剧场版的观感要好上很多，至少逻辑自洽，邪特巨大化那段打得也很燃。
所以现在新生代真正的大结局都是剧场版，又都是脱裤子放屁。
真的很差啊 前期OK 从队长黑化开始就开始尬尬尬 一直尬到尾 而且黑暗特利迦有这么菜吗 我真的不能理解
挺好的 但是TV已经烂的要命 特别篇就算拍好了以后也只会记得TV
还行吧，早这么拍好不好！
从与本篇的摆烂竞赛中跳出来看，仍然看不到什么闪光点。嫌寿命太长的可以看看。
比tv好多了…虽然靠喊的讲台词方式和魔怔人人物塑造我还是不行（
新队长刚出场我还说演反派更合适吧，没想到蒙对了
也算是给泽塔补一个剧场版吧…
特利迦是南通这件事，是真的（确信）
Cécile憔悴得令人心疼啊。就很佩服Dolan口音转换得如此自如！小年轻们文艺起来真是迷人得紧，又辣又甜好戳萌点➳ ( ˙-˙=͟͟͞͞)♡那个年代的巴黎世间百态重现得不错。我想巴老头的原著应该很值得看，mark一记！回头啃书去！
nethan一出场我：他要不是同性恋我吞一千斤铁。
泽塔追着赛雷布洛到来，被附身，解除又抓住。
剧情太过紧凑，而且设定奇葩，就比如力量形超越之钥飞到屋子里非常不合理
不是我瞎编，是史诗巨作只拍出了地摊文学的感觉。And，到底是谁选泪沟哥本杰明挑大梁的？文森特和多兰都比他好太多了！不过，文森特什么时候能瘦回当年啊？本片旁白最好，功劳归于巴尔扎克，和导演无关。
孤身一人也无法闪耀！2022年6月30日补：兄弟们七月二日上线B站！
剧情很紧凑很流畅，打戏也精彩，很不错，一口气看下来就很过瘾了，孩子也喜欢
还行，比TV好，不过依旧是打戏占比较大，但是故事本身并没有TV那么强烈的割裂感（久弥直树学着点），一路看下来觉得还行。
tv实在太烂以至于这样满是槽点的剧场版我都愿意给三星（
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