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
强卖情怀，让十二岁的女主角拿着上个世纪的武器去打鬼大可不必。
怀旧向电影，结尾拍成《哈利·波特与火焰杯》闪回咒了~
前面看着还行 后面就直接扯淡了 大boss拉垮成这样浪费时间
好无聊的儿童片，还搞了124分钟，都没汪汪队好看~
小演员演技很好。影片情怀满满，很适合和家人朋友一起观看。
作为傲慢与偏见的txl版很成功，作为喜剧片来说很失败
看之前以为会是像《外出就餐》系列那样的同志喜剧类型，看之后一脸问号，肉也没有很好看，剧情也是很老套，我原以为这类型电影要嘛就有趣搞笑要嘛就有各种美肉…
哈利波特大战 LGBTQ
这是西餐妹的Dream fantasy吧。gay version of “pride & Prejudice”
想讲的有点多，有点乱，一下这一下那的....
找不出什么值得赞赏的点 连满屏的姣好肉体都嫌多余 北美亚裔txl本就是少数群体 又冠上话多和三八两大致命弱点 令人直摇头 big no ☝️
暗夜比邻星和蚁人谈恋爱…后面疲软无力啊，人物硬凑，反派太傻，全靠特效….
看过最欢乐最接地气的同影，很多梗不是gay或者lgbtq community是根本不会懂的。以及还是要说Zane Phillips太太太sexy了!!!
轻松诙谐捉鬼喜剧 主角低龄化青少年掌控全片不说 食铁怪和棉花糖未免太丑萌可爱了点 阴阳同体的反派阁下角色塑造倒是蛮有特点
作为喜剧片不合格，作为冒险片也不合格，作为青春片同样不合格，直到最后前作的主角之一显灵，我也知道这是逝者的女儿追思的某种寄托，不禁感慨用一部不合格电影来寄托思念是多么的情怀，不推荐任何没看过八十年代前作的观众
三星半，场面没第三部大，算是乡村版捉鬼敢死队。老角色回归满满的回忆。
好久沒看过這麼傻白甜的小鸡片了。真好，放下人生煩惱开开心心谈一场小学鸡戀愛。三個亞裔主角都挺招人喜歡的
男主说的没错！《请以你的名字呼唤我》确实无聊。
本以为剧情无聊的话看看风景也好，结果风景也没有，看了100分钟胸大肌，好累。
威尔和阿诺这对的片段完美契合傲慢与偏见的故事线，两个人之间好多误会又很暧昧。虽然整体电影还是有点聒噪，但其中的价值观输出，每个人对待生活和感情的见解都很精华。
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