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
三星不能再多。电影定位有问题，影片故事是85年，童话大王伴随长大的应该也是这个时期的孩子，这些孩子已经是大人了，如我这般看这个电影感觉好幼稚；如果受众是现在的孩子，孩子们估计很难产生共情
摘抄：除了主人公都又丑又坏，然后一把大火把大家的脑子和良心都烧出来了
陪着孩子看的，非常中国的改编作品，差点尴尬的时候瞬间打住，还好靠一点煽情挽救了。
也是圆了童年的梦吧。小学时最喜欢郑渊洁的病菌集中营
作为儿童电影，表现已经很不错了。
5。这年头还有这么古早，直白，简单，低幼的说教，实在是对不起郑渊洁老师的原著。
cue了一下魔方大厦，是不是这部也要拍了
1、儿童向作品，建议在未满12岁儿童陪同下观看；
希望你能永远童心不泯
…看了十多分钟，演员挺平面的，没法入戏…放弃了
在电影院属于沉浸式观影，周围全是家长带小孩。耗子出场时，我旁边一个小男孩问奶奶，“那是红眼耗子吗”，奶奶说：“不知道啊，我睡着了。”后排还有女孩说，“那不是贝塔”，感觉实时有声弹幕都出来了╮(‵▽′)╭
阿米尔汗也是这样干的。 有些地方质感不是太好，那个和小人对戏其实不难，但是表达的内容已经很有勇气了。最难受的就是小人代表的其实是女孩的梦想，她在走廊上一遍遍喊着自己的梦想。
皮皮鲁完全没有书里面的机灵劲，改动的情节都很蠢，集体作弊是想模仿天才枪手？
Early worms get caught.
完成度不低的国产儿童剧。考虑到儿童电影的价值观，是可以接受的。影片反映了郑渊洁一贯的对传统应试教育的讽刺，如今在双减的浪潮中，还显得很正确。
比较初代的绿幕技术，确认看的时候小人和“大人”在一幕的时候，甚至是小人单独的场面比较失望吧……即使有些技术不好运用……用道具去实现一些小人单独在的场景，我觉得也算是比较有诚意吧，比直接把小人P上更像一部电影。对内容到没啥可说的，只是我觉得老师前后的转变有些硬，既然注定让老师当个反派，中间一点铺垫没有（也许教导主任开除鲁西西的时候有个触动的镜头），最后成了都是我的孩子……感觉铺垫的不太够吧……说实话，全片除了“王老师”一个算知名演员，其他的连个三线演员都算不上……加上大部分场景连道具都没做，直接就绿幕抠图了，感觉制作费用应该不高……五六千万的票房希望是系列电影还不错的开头吧
小时候很喜欢的童话故事，就是这个造型，跟我想的完全不沾边...
保持童真很重要，这部片其实大人带着孩子看比较好，时间定在1985年，片中保留了复古元素，也有当前时尚漂亮的校服，当年确实都特别看重学习成绩，忽视孩子们的兴趣爱好，片中传递的价值观很明确，就是应试教育和素质教育的对立统一，老师和学生的关系，家长和孩子的关系都有很明显的印证，所以这部看似童话故事的儿童片他还是适合家长老师孩子一起看看的，但是我们当年教育的缺陷，执行好双减政策，都有一定的启发，保持童真的心很重要，勇于去探索未知世界。
阿米尔汗也是这样干的。 有些地方质感不是太好，那个和小人对戏其实不难，但是表达的内容已经很有勇气了。最难受的就是小人代表的其实是女孩的梦想，她在走廊上一遍遍喊着自己的梦想。
改得好像是有点多，作为电影来说比较普通，老郑的NB大概拍出了5%吧。但当我看到大人们在欢呼，只有鲁西西在哭的那段时，完全想起了小时候被震撼到并决定不当“鲁西西”的时刻。是啊，孩子和大人的悲欢永远不相通。长大后的鲁西西会有一个美好的未来吗，当然会的，但绝对不是老师和家长设想的那样。
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