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
关于爱与勇气的童话，有笑料很温暖，竟然被感动了，大红狗很可爱，特效对于童话来说已经足够了。
看完电影，总是感觉这么可爱的大狗狗，能去哪里能rua呢？
沙发！剧情有些老套的儿童片，演员演技略尴尬，故事年代有些错乱，而且因为Jack Whitehall出演总有种脱口秀即视感。
非常儿童向，同场的小朋友们已经笑到在影院上蹿下跳了
无聊至极 就因为花了六磅去电影院看的多给一个星
很喜欢女主房间里绿色的墙壁、黄色的床单和红色的狗狗 很漂亮 电影确实感觉情节上缺点东西 本来想看狗狗耍宝的它却一直在那里装笨蛋 哼哼
养狗的人都懂，Clifford好像我家老大。
随便一看。遗憾之作，看得出来编剧其实仔细打磨过，可惜没把力气用对地方。为了反转而反转，为了烧脑而烧脑。硬凹，整的太硬了，硌牙啊。年代感和服化道还是有可圈可点的地方。
除了这个狗毛是红色的，我是一点也没看出新意。
群戏就不大行
温暖又可爱，还是最爱的拉拉。女主最后一番发言，让我觉得狗狗的红色象征着纽约社区各人种的大融合大团结😂
感觉情节说的太浅，剧情的精彩程度不够。而且预告片搞得跟盗墓笔记一样玄幻，结果却啥也没有……李现的演技也是很容易让人出戏……
噢，小区邻里之间也太友爱了吧，不过毕竟也是，谁能决绝一只巨大的拉布拉多小可爱呢hhh。电影主题很不错非常适合儿童观看，就是那个亚洲小男孩的造型还是带点外国人对亚洲人的刻板印象以外，其他都还好
with房东（）想说大部分六分电影的评分形状真的很像竖中指（）
喜剧，红的有点假，看得有点烦躁，拆家一把好手
这么大狗还是有点吓人的，换成软软香香的大猫咪也不错
药不然一张欠干的脸…把真的藏到假的里面，那万一日本人不还回来岂不真成了汉奸…探秘历险总体流畅、相对过瘾
关于爱与勇气的童话，有笑料很温暖，竟然被感动了，大红狗很可爱，特效对于童话来说已经足够了。
为啥这么多人都喷李现装我却觉得他演的还挺。。。帅的？剧情细推毛病不少，开头很多鉴宝特效加的很多余，花里胡哨的看得很难受，郭涛的回忆片段都快成B站鬼畜了，葛大爷的角色挂掉原本该是剧情升华部分，但之后的故事走向却显得节奏过快还特别崩，不过总体还是挺平稳的，作为商业电影不能说出彩但起码不算特别差，非书迷，仅从个人观影角度聊聊看法
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