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
古典而精彩的电影，前半段披着罗密欧与朱丽叶的套子，在高潮时故事走向了自己的结局。
[88] 音乐剧拍的可以这么好看！群舞实在是太好看了！
Love Actually絕對是最難看的聖誕電影不能更同意
我真心觉得Jimmy O‘Yang is way cuter than Darren Barnet
大多数人想要找的是可以一起周末早上看报纸的人，但是女主要找的是能一起偷报纸的人。笑不活了。报纸📰：请问你礼貌吗？
还有就是，导演拍得有些场景还是挺有新意的。
男主rif对比老版毫无男性气概，声音又难听，鲨鱼帮老大也不如老版的有气质。实在是年度翻拍灾难。
男主真的太丑了太丑了太丑了！即使知道他性格幽默且有男主buff加成也无法继续直视他的脸🆘
瑜不掩瑕 好多瑕剧情 选角导演也是瞎的 耐你是斯皮尔伯格也有拍不好的片子
歌舞片绝对是直男劝退指南，看了一个小时，简直如坐针毡，实在想不通翻拍的意义何在。这也是今年奥斯卡最佳影片十强中唯一一部没有看完的。能用拳头解决的矛盾冲突，动不动就开始唱歌跳舞，gay爆了！这年头为什么还有人喜欢音乐剧？Theater都没落N年了！究其原因，从事舞台剧的男生基本都是gay，所谓逼格就是把自己逼进一个角落作死
在好莱坞的电影里面，其实是不会出现亚裔和白人女性接吻的镜头的。因为做过调查，美国观众看到这种镜头会反感。至少这部电影能突破这种刻板映像。
歌舞片目前的发展水平，就是需要话剧式演技，生活流的演员请靠边。
欧阳万成居然都能演RomCom的男主了！这是什么神奇的演员配置哈哈哈哈
音乐剧原封不动改编为电影的结果就是，故事逻辑完全崩了，所有转折都格外突兀，没有支撑，让这部电影雪上加霜的是，男主角竟然从唱到跳到演到颜一无是处……
妈呀，私心喜爱Jimmy O Yang！太甜宠了吧！！！
歌不好听的歌舞片令人恶心，我是说《安妮特》。
这种圣诞暖心电影不打满分的真的是冷血动物了
大导演斯皮尔伯格老马失蹄，执导了一部不那么让人喜欢的流行影片，和他之前的作品没法比。一部电影要有故事有演员，本片败在了演员身上，应该说选角导演要承担一半的责任。看着男猪脚Ansel Elgort，不由得想起了分歧者这部电影，竟然出了三个让人不喜欢的演员，也是绝了。另两个是大饼脸Shailene Woodley和Miles Teller，都是又不上镜又没有演技的，甚至暮光之城在它面前都算好看的电影了。不过还好，本片结尾还算令人舒适。
故事线老套，然后群演肯定是不错的。
男女主演得就像笑话 没想到斯皮尔伯格也爱上翻拍 并且与原版无异 唱得也难听
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