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
好久没在电影院看这么烂的片了。感觉这么热的夏天都比这电影更容易让人忍耐。
永远无法拒绝小黄人的可爱，没想到有这么多中国元素
电影好看的，哭哭笑笑，笑里有哭，哭一会还给个小笑点。
国产科幻开了光了，这不比马特达蒙的火星种土豆更逸兴遄飞吗
爆米花电影，可以一看吧。全靠沈腾一个演啊，我醉了～
喜剧不好笑，科幻不硬核，闹剧一场还要上拯救人类的价值，全程尬出星际的那种烂…
笑点多是真的，有感动是真的，人鼠相爱相杀也是真的，腾哥终于不怂了也是真的。
腾叔这个演技真的折服，就知道地球人没灭绝还在关注自己之后那个哭戏的情绪变化层次拿捏，决绝子！你可以永远相信腾叔的电影。respect
非常推荐的电影院爆米花电影，打斗劲爆却不血腥暴力，老少皆宜，值得推荐。
很套路，好像拿着之前几部的设定去创造出的这部电影。没什么新意，典型爆米花电影。冒险的常规套路，而且还是很港式动作冒险电影套路，可以叫小黄人之我是成龙。里面的中国元素也很典型，说把中国的龙变成反派，但是这部电影反派就是主角啊😂，而且最后主角也是用中国功夫打败的。所以也不知道为什么这部片为什么不在内地上映，可能因为这次主角还是个小孩就干坏事？总的来说，瑕不掩瑜。好笑是真的好笑，小黄人也很可爱，但是剧情一般。小黄人这次多了个技能就是卖萌～
整部片子看起来的确没啥毛病，但仔细想想，在电影院确实全程都没把我逗笑。故事没什么奇思妙想，更像是有个流水线模板硬往里面套，后期剪辑也是那套麻花式的惯用风格，没吃过这套的观众倒是会挺喜欢的。也不是说不能弄个悲尾，但是这种碰巧得无与伦比的悲剧实在是见过太多了。袋鼠也很普通，月亮也很普通，陨石也很普通，什么都很普通。
知道你们很可爱了🥹🥹中国了又仿佛没有中国，要我说背景换成维京传说也完全没差啊
中国元素运用得非常合适，片头曲就是中文歌有点令人惊讶，里面有些笑点真的是看过后回想起来还会想笑的，而且从未见过填坑填得如此丝滑自然的动画片，观感太好了！
就这样好好的拍个电影不行吗！？！？现在这个大环境下，我追求就这样了，好看，好笑，有梗有点，不摆烂不作妖，很好！元气满满的一天！
国产只能拍《独行月球》《外太空的莫扎特》这种低幼的喜剧科幻吗
不推荐看，但凡看过就知道豆瓣的分是刷上来的。
尬笑加硬煽情，全程配乐轰炸没断过，核心还是上世纪追女仔的陈旧思维方式，人物失真，模仿痕迹重，情绪输出为零…（反思是不是这十年人们的日子越过越苦闷，小品电影才成了最有市场的一种，很悲哀啊
简简单单完爆一下光年前传吧，人物塑造好5个等级，那个修女一出来我就想笑。剧情也不拖沓，几条线都挺有意思，minions够可爱，中国元素根本不尴尬，挺好的动画片
国产科幻开了光了，这不比马特达蒙的火星种土豆更逸兴遄飞吗
中国主流电影死得差不多了，观众真的不行，看看哔哩哔哩就知道死得多彻底了，毁灭吧
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