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
传说中的怪物总是犹抱琵琶半遮面，而且还是个战五渣，竟然被轻易杀死了，当然影片结尾也在告诉观众，它又找到了一个宿主。
Wendigo和男人一样。虚弱的时候都顶不住女人两三下。
前面立意和气氛真的不错，后面结束得有点草率，略微处理的好点妥妥的五星——10.28香港中环娱乐行9:50场
实在是太装腔作势了，包括由大段长镜设计形成的迟缓的影像质地；旧时期人食人变成了现在的毒贩，笃信不疑的体制人面对“创伤”瞬间阳痿，结局甚至写得更干脆：他感染了。很老生常谈的现代化问题工具理性的质疑是拿来就用，用也就用块皮，就跟结尾的怪物一样，面上挂层人皮，但是人不是人是兽也不是兽。这场打斗调度也蠢爆了。
我想看一个简单的恐怖片。简单 低级 暴力 直接。Witcher里面关于leshy鹿首精的任何一个任务的剧情都要比这个恐怖片的剧情要好的太多。我想看个好看的电影 我不需要看一个电影教我做人科普哲学思想连带出来千面英雄 神话下的俄狄浦斯情结 女性觉醒。我就想看个他妈的简单的他妈的电影。真的特别怀念90年代00年代的怪兽片，比如科洛夫档案 迷雾。咱们把故事说好了真的不难。羊崽 soho 这个。今年太多烂片了 真的太难看了。绿骑士还不错 最起码可以把一个神话故事原模原样演出来。（这就算是很不错了。）
Policeman打不过怪物，一个人女性却能把它捅死，真就主角光环呗。
父权家暴，女性反抗，男性隐忍最终又继承父权，以此轮回，生生不息
答案是毒品。
氛围还是不错的，半废弃的充满无希望小镇提供了绝佳恐怖背景。
电影其实还不错，就是这种害人精女主模板。。
5.3.. 广大豆友的恐怖片喜好真的让我捉摸不透。
再没了。
唉，我真是服了，这题材又浪费掉了。现在的美国电影啊，踏踏实实地讲个故事行不行，不夹带不行吗？
好久没看过这么高级的怪兽片了，氛围营造一流，才5.3分？
导演是宫崎英高的粉丝么？？
个人评分5分（主观影评，不喜勿喷）
好无聊😑。。。。怪物打女主的时候怎么那么弱？
气氛到位，尸体特效也很给力，奈何最后这剧情的展开有点看不懂，姑娘女主不顾躺在医院里的重伤弟弟，只身一人赶去洞里单挑boss。而鹿力大仙居然被个姑娘用棒棒活活捅死
20220104 画面还可以，剧情就……女教师单刷2米高远古怪物。
悬空呕吐，恐龙尬舞，安保爆手，Mulder探员忆苦思甜，还有个无聊吐槽彩蛋，也许是Judd Apatow的最差导演作？
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