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
整体电影结构清晰 故事简单 潮汕话微电影添彩 现在讲故事的电影太少 讲的清楚的更是沧海遗珠 所以整体不错值得去看
这样说可能不太好 但确实是我最近些年看过的电影里面 演员颜值排Bottom10的了 更悲催的是演技也基本上跟颜值成了正比 唯一值得称赞的是片中所有的潮汕元素 还比较新奇有趣。
挺喜欢这样的方言电影，浓缩的潮汕风情，新旧事物的冲突，后半段的妈妈走出去不落俗套，不错。“凤爪不是我们潮汕的！”😂奶奶太逗了。。。
听说男主爸妈真实他爸妈来的，一家人都这么会演戏吗？
把潮汕上一辈的妈妈演的入木三分啊，太棒了！
一星给汕头的一切 比韩寒拍的更细和真实 钟少贤演得很好
咿咿呀呀的潮汕话
结尾略微仓促。追回人家那里表现得太匆忙了。也放大了妈妈的作用。
潮汕味很浓，风景很美，插曲好听，意外地看哭了。
比较接底气，也有生活感，方言、可爱的奶奶和龅牙婆邻居以及妈妈的表现很加分。
确实是很真实的潮汕文化了，感觉现在越来越多潮汕小孩都不愿再传承这样的思想，希望所有潮汕父母都能看见爱并放下偏见
这是在没有圈看这一两年电影以来映后最温暖的一场，两个女主/导演/观众间都建立起来了很好很真实的羁绊，也正是导演所强调的对爱真实存在的证明。
汕头风光宣传片，潮汕地区风俗科普片，剧情烂俗，表演矫揉造作（龅牙姨除外），就一般爆米花水平，高分都是潮汕人打出来的？
088号。带给我超多惊喜的作品，将潮汕文化表达得有滋有味，从外地媳妇回家这个小冲突开始，逐步加磅（准媳妇的婚史是对全中国婆婆的挑战），由此将两代人的差异由潮汕升发到了全国（婆婆男主未婚妻三人挤在小摩托上的画面极具深意），有了更深刻的意义。男主的妈妈是最大公约数的妈妈，固执、勤俭又满怀对孩子的爱，看到片名我懂了，一切都是love啊。
这样说可能不太好 但确实是我最近些年看过的电影里面 演员颜值排Bottom10的了 更悲催的是演技也基本上跟颜值成了正比 唯一值得称赞的是片中所有的潮汕元素 还比较新奇有趣。
1. 外省人外国人，代入感极强 2. 小姐姐真是太好了 3. 素人演员不可替代
妈妈这个演员演的太好了，拿鸡毛掸子打儿子那一段，看得我简直疼在了身上和心上！
潮汕人觉得很真实，演得也真的很自然。最后妈妈在飞机上眼眶含泪说“你妈是不是很没用”的时候真的我也看哭了。
包场了。开始还担心全程听不懂会不会困，但还是很好笑很温馨很好哭的啊
抛开潮汕的情怀，这也是一部很好的电影。进电影院前，我已经做好了潮汕元素很好但剧情欠佳的心理准备了。但是它的完成度远超我想象，剧情上的克制，情感表达的真实，一些镜头运用很棒。我特别喜欢结尾通过类似手机录制来拍摄妈妈搭飞机的镜头，特别真实而且很有代入感，我称之为今年最印象深刻的镜头。特别是最后妈妈一句台词，问儿子：妈妈是不是很没用？这句台词太棒了，这是一群很接地气的创作团队，很棒。
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