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
我很喜欢很美很安静的电影，灵魂的伴侣不需要任何理由，让我看到爱的美好就够了！
女一 男二选本和演技大突破 探索喜欢的真谛 有被感动到
综合7.5，三星以上，四星未满。网大的粗糙和廉价感对于一个好的故事多少还是会有些影响，这方面略减分，以及没有找准定位，宣发上败好感。Y
2022.06.19观于逸兰。总感觉看过，又说不出是哪一步，大杂烩哈哈，挺逗的。
我看到了罗生门也看到了他们的认真，故事能够首尾呼应自圆其说，这是网大恐怖惊悚的新标杆。
升米恩斗米仇。丑恶的人心比妖魔鬼怪可怕多了。
真的很好看，里面的空镜也很美，真的蛮不错的，推荐
可以四星鼓励一下。最可怕的，还是人心。（很喜欢最后彩蛋的设计）
相当不错的电影，甚至不用加“网络”二字。多视角讲述一个故事，有逻辑有氛围，电影视听感强。怪志故事与现实人心融合的不错。当今大环境下想看鬼故事是不可能的，能拍成这样比很多院线电影都强。
国产民俗版《八恶人》，又有点像打本了，每个角色一段自己的视角，最后串起来还原成一个完整的故事。妖魔鬼怪之恶恶不过人心，不过是掩饰内心的遮羞布罢了。剧情饱满，结局带着宿命感的沉重和一丝希望。
不得不说老崔的剧本真是网大中的一股清流啊，这几年的作品还是让人比较满意的。一群人雨夜被困山神庙轮流讲故事群戏很精彩，刻画了很多愚民丑恶的嘴脸，结局还是老崔一贯的套路，其实这部戏倒不用这么安排，也许是不想太过阴暗，也能理解。
在審核體制下做出的最大的努力，故事結構做的也不錯用羅生門的方式講述同一個故事，雖然故事走向結局早就能預料到，但也算是故事完整節奏流暢了， 對村民的升米恩斗米仇描述也是淋漓盡致了
因为知道没有真的妖魔鬼怪，所以看他们胡扯的过程就很无聊。
不知道什么时候，才能不拿着害怕低文化人员认为鬼怪是真的这样的离奇理由，来抹杀我国延续数千年的奇闻怪志。
国内无鬼片，人比鬼可怕（其实我觉得这部鬼片内容已经算拍的可以了，败在审查制度
看了一些讨论 原来男主是一个x功能没有完全发展似乎无x恋的人 有点理解他了
剧透。红色的搭配很有意思。看到后半段想起建国以后不许成精和不许宣扬负结局的问题，拍成这样算是不错。结局的温馨小镇有一种天国的味道。
惊艳，形式分是一般的，装了个鬼怪惊悚恐怖的壳，写的是人性悲凉，这样的内地网片，居然内容极具高度，构思匠心独具，难得，当不吝夸赞。
不得不说特效做的真好，起承转合也很自然，最后竟然还没有鬼。号脉很准的恐怖片集大成者。三星半
凌晨抱着「这海报必烂片」瞅几眼就睡的心看的，结果出乎意料的能看一下又过两点了……编剧用《罗生门》结构，将一个事儿讲出了几个版本，每个版本，嘿，都还挺不错。不吓人，妹纸们没爷们陪也能看。网大里的加一星。
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