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
好看哇，虽然有点套路但是欢乐十足，配音阵容太喜欢了，这种2、3D混建模效果很不错，就是院线的3D有点劝退。
“有些时候，你得在美好生活与朋友之间作出选择。”
谢霆锋当了这么多年厨师竟然还会演戏，太疯批了，太帅了，第一次在大荧幕上看谢霆锋，好帅。
7.5/10，回看近几年的全球动画电影市场，能在老套故事里面玩出新意且又能做到让人全程笑不停，还能在叙事深度上做出一些对人类社会现状的讽刺以及对好坏定义的探讨。算是很难得了～
三星半。可爱帅气轻松逗乐型。引进版给主角们起的中文名字比原版更有趣
太可爱了！！虽然故事傻傻的，但是人物都太可爱了啊！！！
作为陈木胜导演的遗作，情怀滤镜的光环加分一定有。尽管剧情是一如既往的大撒狗血到处是坑，但是毕竟这次还是比较有心思尽力去圆了，这点比《扫毒》强不少。动作戏份里面最出彩的是开头荒废商场，设计上是有点新意的。后面几场包括贫民窟叶师傅打十个，终场吴宇森上身，教堂杀破狼反关节技基本上都是真子弹在重复自己了。虽然现如今看香港电影，无论什么总是看出政治隐喻来，但是总是警察反转猪肚就系屎，也未免过度重复。我不想说什么港产片看一部少一部这些矫情的话，但是这确实是陈木胜最后一部了，也是代表一个时代的逝去了。
很好笑的，跟孩子们看的很happy，最喜欢那个食人鱼太逗了，还有最后一段给蛇戴的手铐居然是戴在脖子上，孩子说那有什么用呢是项链吗？哈哈哈哈哈哈哈，推荐亲子观看
整体有点低龄…以及人/进化动物/动物三者共存的世界观有点混乱，是在暗含着什么嘛。
片头唠嗑低俗小说，市长变身潮版蜘蛛侠 感觉更适合有一定阅片量的成人看 笑点感觉没那么密集精巧，可能语言梗更多？3渲2风格用得鸡肋，歌很赞。剧情结构经不起反复推敲，设定感觉也很别扭，有正常人有人化动物有宠物动物。感觉主角人物性格大于剧情，但是又没什么小细节印证性格，比较脸谱化。相反女警察感觉是比较立得住并且出彩的配角，但是不讨喜。感觉像是匆匆赶档的作品。
感觉大坏狼像狐狸尼克，跳舞那段真的感觉到有火花在蹦，喜欢。这对cp有点能磕到。
低龄家人侠动物版鲁邦三世，预告片比正片好看，峰不二子就算变成母狐狸依旧还是全场最slay的那个啊
2星，情节俗套，就这也能和疯狂动物城对比？ 最突兀的是动物和人类共同生活，而不是像疯狂动物城那样动物拟人化，共同生活在其他动画片里也有，但是怎么说呢，这部就好像没磨合好这个度一样，别扭
特地来看霆锋演反派，没想到这是正面人物啊。只能给三星，因为阿邦没有认错，没有承认自己那一套是行不通的。20210814@幸福蓝海刘行店
不小心买到了国语场，全场的小朋友，一到精彩情节，椅子背就被踢，刺激升级
3.0开头不错，后面就开始逐渐套路，甚至幼稚
预料之内的大反派和令人惊喜的大团圆，合家欢的标准结局谁不爱呢~
纯香港电影。非常硬核，非常刚！拳拳到肉的打斗，街头枪战的激烈，小谢的完整演出，陈木胜的遗作，值得五星！
毫无新意，身边一个tween带着她七八岁的弟弟看到一半就溜了。
最后滚字幕里的工作人员里有culture consultant，嗯
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