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
2022.5.23这电影有点无语，如果不是石原的颜，男的会心甘情愿做怨种吗，永野芽郁在这个环境下长大心态还能这么正哦
经不起推敲但我还是好喜欢卡司啊。木村佳乃x高冈早纪配一脸（？）广告牌彩蛋过于好笑
租来的房子可以很舒服，过继的家庭也可以很温暖，看着没有常规家庭片的那种协调感，但这才是真实的生活，石原里美真是我的女神
画面和氛围感完美，核心故事稀烂，前面看得高高兴兴，最后十分钟“在搞笑吗？”
群星云集，但是.....算了，我就是来看木村和长泽的
这个电影果然从原著小说开始就无法理解。电影用了这么多好看的演员、漂亮的布景和衣服也不能掩盖背后的悬浮，另外我果然还是对石原免疫。咩酱不要再演这种角色啦！
这是新形态的玛丽苏还是什么？让人怪摸不着头脑的。
有点像国内过年的贺岁片儿。看到美酱和小日向大叔在就感觉随时要变成行骗天下。结束的时候还是phantom of the opera的老梗。东野不太行啊。
まったく理解していない。╮(︶﹏︶)╭
2022.5.23这电影有点无语，如果不是石原的颜，男的会心甘情愿做怨种吗，永野芽郁在这个环境下长大心态还能这么正哦
镜头语言也很好，色调就很日系治愈
没感受到爱，叙事节奏很乱，十元女士你以后可不能再这么演戏了啊，该转型了，咩酱角色人设好奇怪，但是好会哭，冈田健史这时候还没太残。
这部片子在我心里有着超四星半的评价 刚开始是从末尾1/4处看起的 妈妈的最终离去令人泪流 但优子却可以微笑面对 片尾优子继承了母亲的乐观与豁达 对着爸爸说 一直笑着 会遇见好运气呀 言语中的喜乐 像极了梨花。谁的生活里不曾有过平乏的时刻呢(物质或精神上) 而妈妈却可以坦然地笑着说 “今天获得了好多面包边呀”“让我们躺在电热毯上奢侈一下吧” 我们缺乏的岂是困难的历练呢 明明是这份面对生活的勇气和乐观啊！为了优子的妈妈 放弃了很多东西 却为她争取了很多东西。最后 身患重病 却不想麻烦身边的人 直到撑不住了才来求助。如果她仅仅是为了拥有孩子而抚养优子 那又为何做那么大的牺牲呢 她本可以不用满足那个弹钢琴的愿望的。但她这么做了 她负起优子的生活费 为她不惜多次改嫁 最后 在病中仍为女儿亲手挑选婚纱
而学做料理 只是赚钱 这个本质的区别 在看看当下的粪坑中 那些 粉蛆 胡蛆 洗脑从小开始
玩个演员梗：这电影证明了如果像石原里美在《校阅女孩》里那样疯狂置装，是真的有可能破产的哦🙄
还不如上一部，这部拍的简直就是嫌钱多没地方花，请来一堆明星充数，要推理没推理，要剧情没剧情，这也能叫电影？
东野是块好牌子，但是还是避免不了有种我木村男神被消费了的感觉……
不是接力棒是找钱包吧？剧情大概能猜到吧但是完全看不出来有时间流逝节奏太慢了而且父母都太年轻了田中圭怎么能演永野的爸完全get不到……从根本上说十元这个角色的出发点就好奇怪没有感到有爱这几个爹还不让孩子跟亲爹有交集もう誘拐じゃねぇ...？
（有泄）哈哈哈哈看东野圭吾原著时没发觉有些剧情拍出来这么扯呀，可能是一群名演员大前辈来演这个剧情更增加了喜剧感？吐槽如下：本片又名《泽村一树西装T台秀集锦》/木村佳乃这个角色秒联想《牙白妻》，事实上也确实是牙白妻/麻生久美子气质太好了，某种程度上可能就是让她这种气场不那么凸显，才请来木村佳乃和高冈早纪二位匀一匀的吧？/胜村政信这角色，真是可怜呢，毕竟你的老婆、小三还有儿子显然都不是嘛善茬啊，苦笑/秋刀鱼桑，原来你的客串居然是……那你完全不需要来片场嘛！
清洁紧凑，探案这一段，还有几位女性配角都很出彩。就是主轴故事以外穿插的内容太多，最终结局也很拖沓。
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