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
自私中孕生的母爱，综艺化拼接碎片里掺杂的真实。孤掌难鸣，双口成咒。
以及男女主和各自伴侣相遇时候的那个cp感，三哥好会拍😇
没有假戏真做，没有奉子成婚，结局没有离婚而是领养，情理之中
2.5星，一般般。剧情比较套路，一点惊喜都没有。难道就因为印度的LGBT现状比国内好就宽容的给高分?
佩服印度人啊！能够这么恰到好处，没有逃避现实问题，基调也很正！
轻谐风但是有些地方不够深刻，没有把那种homo真正的孤独感展现出来。
印度都能拍出这么成熟高度工业化的LGBT电影，真的进步太多了。
走轻喜剧风格 剧情其实觉得拍得过于理想化……但这种题材能拍出来就比严防死守明令禁止的厉害了
前半段偏冗长无趣，其实后半段才真正触及到核心问题
女主女友好漂亮 不过感觉不太像印度人 像是中日韩 她俩能在印度这样的国家保持这么正的三观真的不容易👍
2018年才将同性恋去罪化的印度，2022年已经拍出直面有关形婚, 同性恋领养方面的电影了！
连印度都能拍这种片儿了 以及 真是什么题材都能歌舞啊囧
啊啊啊啊啊那个rim那个演员好喜欢好喜欢好喜欢姐姐超市我
印度的lgbtq运动!
看完《祝贺》，形婚男女主之间的战友情谊，两人被发现居然是男主妈妈撞到女主和女友在床上……最后双方的出柜获得父母理解，共同领养孩子，和伴侣都参加了孩子的祝福仪式。女主和女友在试衣间的小暧昧、女友带着女主参加同志party的放松、日常生活的照顾，以及两人互动间的默契，真是越看越有感觉。
故事很老套，也就乡俗部分拍的挺有恐怖气氛的，不过毛孔黑芝麻、空手指都是其他恐怖片玩剩下的了。亲情这条线太磨叽了，母亲前期惹人恨，后期救孩子牺牲自己这点很好猜，但顺便拉上观众垫背……这是哪个小“天使”想出来的主意？小时候诅咒信没少收吧？😂
拍的一般，印度都开始拍这个题材了啊。女二蛮有味道的
印度对形婚、社会环境、性取向、两性平等、生育的探讨，深受英国古早法律影响的印度在几度废立恐同法的背景下走出了这一意义重大的一步。
相比于三年前「遇见女孩的感觉」在话题探讨上又更深入了，他们真的有在进步🥺影视作品中pride场面也出现得不少，但是这一部的对我来说感染力特别强，大概是文化背景相对比较接近，看得很感动。能和家人一起看性少数题材一起大笑不容易，合家欢的形式很重要呀。
3.5并不是非常优秀，但对于印度电影来说非常难得，里面一些情节看着真实又痛苦。可笑的是，我还需要背着我爸妈偷偷在家里看一部印度电影。禁片的概念不止在国度，也在家庭中，我妈问我看的什么我都不敢跟她解释。在亲戚友人面前戴上那彩色的面具，我还做不到。虽然男主前大半段都足够渣让人生厌，后面他始终还是担起责任保护了另一方。结局近乎梦幻。促成拍这部电影的、被迫以这种身份结婚&领养孩子、如此生活的人，都祝福你们。
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