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
真真切切全凭演技拉住观众的注意力，但凡换个水平次一点的演员，这种假装严谨实则一意孤行的剧本早被各路大侠抓着往死里喷了。
圈套設計很巧妙，應對意外很聰明，像舞臺劇。
柳樂優彌真的不愧是影帝⋯⋯演了一個長得很好看的北野武（笑）這次終於被大泉洋圈粉了⋯⋯演技讚讚。這部喜歡北野武應該不會錯過才對。
大泉洋和影帝的演技确实不错，感觉片子里对“搞笑”的价值观和北野武几次访谈里表达的十分一致：做最认真的事情别人却觉得好笑；搞笑并不是要努力去“如鱼得水”，而是就要成为“鱼”，不游泳就死了，而不是让人感觉“努力”，那就是有负担的搞笑了。很cool。剧团一人有点厉害了。
北野武的火花，煽情的方式太没新意但还是为师父流泪了
精彩！密闭空间内的心理大战，马克李朗斯特太神了。唯一不足就是女助理出现有点说不通，Fran拿枪指着大佬看不出来破绽？
想起老爷子演的第十二夜…
抱着我可不是电梯小弟我是天才的想法的小子，法兰西座的好心的卖票大妈还有脱衣舞女郎，其实也就这些了，后面我们知道他会火。师徒的感情真好，后面闪回太没必要了，影帝演技真好，但是北野武年轻的时候也不是面瘫啊，现成的一堆的故事，为啥还只是这样。
柳樂優彌真的不愧是影帝⋯⋯演了一個長得很好看的北野武（笑）這次終於被大泉洋圈粉了⋯⋯演技讚讚。這部喜歡北野武應該不會錯過才對。
圈套設計很巧妙，應對意外很聰明，像舞臺劇。
螺蛳壳里做道场，原来是《模仿游戏》编剧当导演，the perfection is necessary goal precisely because it is unattainable, if you don't aim for perfection, you cannot make anything great, and yet, true perfection is impossible,
很喜欢这种小场景下发生的故事，对剧本逻辑和冲突的要求很高。每个设下的细节都回收了，就是装尸体的柜子没有以很惊喜的场景被揭开。女主的演技有点跳戏，服装也是感觉不属于这个场景。
BEsboke
师傅长得好于和伟……
太苦了。舞女，“师匠”，他们才是生活的真相。北野武有部片子《阿吉利斯与龟》，讲了一个没有才华却痴迷画画的失败画家，耗费一生，终无所成。当时看完非常厌恶，尤其是有一场，北野武饰演的画家的女儿去世，在遗体前，他首先想到的居然是拿纸印下女儿的遗容，因为觉得口红颜色不错…但如果现实里北野武在师父灵堂的那段是真发生了，我可以理解《阿》中那场戏了。一点也不励志，太苦了，让人心碎。
“裁缝，一直在听，从不说话。但从没有人想过：他心里在想什么。”
看里朗斯做活就是妥帖，只有我在心疼那家BESPOKE店吗？
龙门客栈式的封闭空间各方角斗。最后结尾的反转有点狗尾续貂。
像套装一样精致又刻意hhh 总之没有一个裁缝是好惹的懂了吗！
不管是怎样的大人物，回首人生时，最怀念的永远是一无所有却青春洋溢的日子。仿佛还是浅草的那个小男生，理直气壮地宣告世界「芸人だよ！馬鹿野郎！」
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