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
虽然渣男一脸晦气相看着让人恶心但还是希望这个系列能一直拍下去
二刷看完了，好温馨好幸福，又买了几张电影票请朋友去看，大概率会五刷的好电影
前半部分还觉得有点意思，最后就有点套路啦！ 小少爷也太惨了
1多重视点+重复叙事。骗取指纹这一点，刘德华演的电影也是如此设计的。
全电影院都是磕昏了心的大蛆，都是10分容易满足的来看看甜甜的恋爱你好歹给个京都旅游之类的场景花点钱，一进去电影院像个鸡窝，两个人一出来就开始嘎嘎鸡叫，这么好骗的粉丝crowd 0吻戏，场景搭的比电视剧还便宜，情节弱智到最后1只鸡也叫不动了
能看到高马尾ギャル扮相的花花那简直是视觉享受，逆转什么的都是老套路了没啥新鲜感。
说实话这个系列跟到现在，悬念性几乎可以忽略不计，多视角连环套+结尾大反转的叙事模式已成固定套路，人物功能也趋于稳定，永远被卖的小少爷、斯德哥尔摩赤星、凉面合伙人、达子的万能小猫咪，与其说是在看斗智，不如说是在看这群人自由自在、互助互拆的欢乐日常，甚至连去世的竹内结子和三浦春马，剧组也没忘记他们，很暖心的一个团队。全片唯一的意外居然是花花，这扮相完全没认出来。
生活在被疫情帶來的恐懼中 需要的溫暖 依舊get不到日劇的節奏 相愛中的日本人怎麼跟彼此講話還是那麼有禮貌呢～～～
就普通SP水準，非姨母但睇到咁清水真心唔收貨。另，町田演技退步了？
英雄篇会是最终章嘛？都没看够诶！行骗天下系列好成功啊！表白麻酱
这一系列已经是戏外多磨大过戏内转折了。惨剧加丑闻让麻妹更显牙白。华丽的助演阵容是不是预示着还会有戏。
有動人的細節，但整體節奏太慢了。好喜歡安達的家！！
完全十一罗汉化了 全员明星卡司+多次反转与全员骗子。马耳他不错，另外半天没听出来法语…
电影院看完。出柜桥段的设计不错。是电视版很好的延续和完结篇。
长泽雅美那口牙真好看，老早说了红星大佬是抖M（好了看完这集大家都知道了）
香港嘉禾 V walk 7.8 这地儿能处，有东西它是真放...
哇这集局中局中局很强嘛，呜呜杰西和star只在台词里出现了呜呜。赤星真得太棒了！长泽雅美音乐剧潜能？？她还有啥不能做的？达子还有什么不能做的？？
町田启太 参观靖国神社 ⛩️这是没法洗的人 .. 哎 瞬间期待没有了 …
反转多到数不过来了，大家都在演戏，只有小少爷真情实感，被达子当做纯纯工具人，实惨。
本次故事中规中矩，古泽只要坚持写下去，这个系列也未必不能成为日本的影视界的“哈利波特”，庞大的宇宙能把日本整个演艺界都纳入，麻酱也能无限变装。值得注意的是前作中出现的两位重要的客串角色并没有因现实中演员的去世而消极消失，而是出现在的台词之中帮助推动剧情。尽管面临着质量下滑，但仍希望这个系列能持续下去，古泽良太永不退休。
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