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
“十个项目九个凉，商业投资很正常。”这一场剧本会，真是把当今的娱乐圈百态给折射明白了~
张本煜演得也太好了！彩蛋里那段他们拍的电影片段也太烂了，好好笑
很多网络梗的组合， 组合成这样，堪称百度党和网文党的楷模。
各种致敬各种梗。后面台词敏感度很高啊。如果去电影院我希望可以看的是这样的电影。
这么多主创的演技也是感觉为了演而演，可是却感觉演技非常好😂话剧一样的感觉
我认可这部电影的立意，但我不认可这部电影。
怎么说，稀碎的剪辑和形式化的表演风格，没能给这个外强中干的故事添砖加瓦，而是雪上加霜。没能完成任何一个可以情感代入的角色，最后的人物升华也就大可不必。剧本还是挺有追求的，春秋笔法夹枪带棒，但导演的完成能力还不足以讲好这个故事，总之挺可惜的。另外，尹正继续这么演下去，就废了。
哥几个最终还是拍了部烂片出来，也是蛮反套路的。
推理部分较平庸，看着人物众多，其实都不参与主线，就是靠尹正嘴炮，也就没什么悬疑可言，加分项还是能拍这样的故事，做个有良心的电影人也是个美好的愿望了。
好久没看到万合天宜的一些作品，一看就知道他们在闷声做大事。这部片不是简单的电影世界彩蛋的堆叠，还用了戏中戏、借古讽今的方式讨论电影人的社会责任的问题。我们需要的不是仅仅取悦观众的电影，还需要有社会良知的人拍的电影（即使电影里讲的不一定是真相）。
在一个时代里，最该扬名立万的人是谁？
子墨是真的爱本煜，本煜的表现也值得他这份爱。大反转之前还觉得不错啊，但是结局一下子就清醒了，各种问题也都冒出来了，子墨继续加油吧，别为了耍小聪明而耍小聪明。
配角演技盖过主角
好看的片，万和天宜下了一盘大棋，藏龙卧虎野心很大
音乐方面：导演歌单夹带私货太多，经常乱入，体感不佳。
影片末尾，当what a wonderful world 唱起，我就开始掉眼泪了，当滚屏播放该“烂片”的正片时，我哭得更凶了，这就是现在的中国电影啊！
好看的片，万和天宜下了一盘大棋，藏龙卧虎野心很大
怎么说呢～还是一个很有意思的片子的话，值得看。
没那么好，但是对现在的中国悬疑片而言，能讲好一个逻辑勉强通顺且有反转的故事，已经是很难得了，得加分了。
中国室内剧电影有此佳作 真开心(补充一些个类型电影背景：这个电影类型学术上叫室内剧电影。特征就是古典戏剧的三一律，话剧感，反程式的表演，以对话推动情节，以及多聚焦在小人物的故事；成本上以小博大，剧本上可以兼具文艺片艺术内涵和商业片的刺激情节。难度就在于剧本的精细程度，有限时空里的调度，以及演员的表演呈现。这部确实是国产室内剧电影的上佳之作，进步非常大！
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