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
永野芽郁，真的很会哭，哭得干净漂亮又打动人心，这已经可以说是一种与生俱来的天赋了，请你一定要做很久很久的女演员。
跟前作一样看困了，没有长泽雅美应该不会看它吧
一个汇集我老婆 前男友 前老婆的片子 居然能这么无语
东野圭吾犯罪动机的复杂性，在这里出于种种原因被简单化了。然后就剩下支离破碎的天王耍帅和各路人马配合。 两个小时，如坐针毡。木村还是帅的，长泽还是美的，但电影是失败的。
也许是想到让石原里美和永野芽郁上演母女情深会略显尴尬，才让梨花姐姐没有和优子告别吧。可能因为看过书的缘故，才会在一开始就痛哭流涕，冷静下来想想这部电影真是靠书里的台词撑下来的，宛如一本有声读物。
剧情什么鬼，but两个女主+服化道太养眼了，我就不要自行车了。
剧情就真的一头问号，但是十元和4y好美啊！
完全 不能 理解。
まあ、なんてもないストーリーだけと、感動がない。
比第一部好看 木村君是不是到60岁还是会这么又拽又帅
啊，想用复古的视觉、妆化营造架空感。没用……每个人都有演技，但角色和角色看着没啥情感链接
到最后还是蛮感人的，但是石原演永野的妈妈还是让人难以接受....
还是不仅有主线，展开几个小故事
设定太过于理想，不能让人信服，以至于也没感觉到有多动人。不知道是不是限于时长没能好好表达原著，无法理解这个故事在日本这么畅销。不过咩演得很好，哭戏非常漂亮。
虽然剧情有点奇葩，但是那些打动人的细节还是让人心生欢喜！
穿制服的木村拓哉太帅了，恭喜长泽雅美晋升LA，希望这个系列能继续拍下去！😤
不太好看 但是永野芽郁在里面的穿搭真的好可爱 那套绿色的配上绿色丝带把我看呆了 怎么会有人这样搭配还不土...
催泪温情治愈的片子不适合这时长，故事整体上比较俗套，一个女孩辗转几个家庭然后嫁了个不错的家庭，太过童话了
一星给卡司，泽村叔镜头很多很赞嘛☺️剧情碎，细节多，反转平平无奇，但是整体养眼。想去住这个酒店了。另外日本是可以不实名住酒店的啊，真的很好很羡慕。
对“假面”含义的喜爱超过对电影本身的期待。
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