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
齿虫这个故事还行，扩展一下可以拍一部丧尸片。人类高质量男性之人体模特故事也还行，密室逃脱也是不错的，除此其他故事太弱了
感觉每个故事都可以再多几个镜头，要么交代前因后果，要么留下细思极恐的彩蛋，所以总体感觉就是差一口气
靠着机翻字幕和抖音解说半理解看完了
老梗烂梗合集，基本没什么新的创意，演员的颜值倒是很高，但故事剧本真的很烂。个人认为最后的密室和橱窗模特这两个故事还行，其余的基本看个开头就能猜到结尾，实属没啥意思
三星给电影，一星给青年导演。土地迟钝，机器轰鸣，人们的脚趾和生活狡黠地溃败，新的时代在电钻尖端闪烁。
很适合矫情文青看的一部电影。与其说是一部电影，不如说是一个贫困的家庭在一个贫困的国家的监控录像。实在很难鉴赏出其中有什么电影美学价值与意义，几个镜头看的我几乎干呕。抱歉啊，我没法共情他们的痛苦与快乐，我只是为他们感到可怜。
一截轰然倒塌的肢体 扶着这段身体的废墟就像扶着拐杖 半寐半醒的无奈现实 昏迷和窒息呃画面 气质深邃漂亮 好看 导演小哥真厉害
10个小故事串起来的恐怖故事合集，1隧道 2红衣服 3齿虫 4招魂记 5邻居 6古董衣橱 7冥婚 8镜子中的女人 9人体模特 10密室逃脱，我对齿虫蛮感兴趣的
5：鬼敲墙（男主认为是一场浪漫邂逅…）
女鬼一个比一个漂亮，头发一个赛一个丝般顺滑，还会物理攻击，拂面爱抚…看得我想让老板和人事组给算算八字了。2022年，女鬼能抡起铁锤了，能一手提溜人还能一手爬墙胜过蜘蛛侠我也是看醉了，而且女高姐妹组容易跳楼死人回来复仇的优良传统依然能够发光发热，看得我秒回大学时期女高怪谈的青葱岁月。老梗基本表现平平，新番偶有亮眼时刻，个别篇章竟然戛然而止，实在是如镜中女人一般，太不自信了！
科长的映前导赏。切断身体 发展需要割裂 浑浊的历史与迷蒙的未来 把握年青一代的当下 红色高棉 是多少人共同的记忆怪核。直到大厦崩塌。
敲墙和隔壁美女聊天结果是墙里面的鬼
嫌弃同学丑，死掉拉你走。
都市怪谈大拼盘，只觉得人体模型那一趴还挺有意思，其他啊，也不吓人也有点老套。
PYIFF in Beijing 必须要发展的城市，必须要推倒的白色大厦，必须要截肢的脚趾。我们生活在一个没法后退甚至是无暇反思后退的现代化社会里。
富川国际奇幻电影节#24 特别上映1 太老套了 看的时候感觉时间过得好慢 arin真漂亮
口水鬼片 完全没有十几年前鬼片的质感了 拼接片鬼片其实也可以拍的很有内涵的情感 的最后一个看完谁还敢去密室逃脱。。。
烂，在一部俩小时的电影里塞十个小故事后果就是每一个都没头没尾，模仿世界奇妙物语的痕迹很重，但创意不及其十分之一，也就人偶模特那个有点意思（也没觉得演员颜值有多高啊，千篇一律的发面脸单眼皮）
说点啥呢，感谢中国共产党的政策医保（从小到大对糖尿病足都会产生强烈的生理不适），在生存面前情怀和梦想不值一提
完整异域生活的呈现，只是很多地方有点浅尝辄止，更像是电视剧的质感。
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