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
就看的开心吧，剧情老套简单，但谁不喜欢这种价值观，人类比怪物可怕多了，做自己吧，歌不错
哈哈 这才是真Doctor Dolittle的的奇幻冒险
90岁的东木依然活跃在一线，当然在表演上已明显有点力不从心了，不要说动作戏，就连行动看着也有点吃力，但这种热爱电影的敬业精神确实值得敬佩；还是一个英雄迟暮的故事，再加上“父子”间相互救赎的情感内核，当了一辈子英雄，拍了一辈子类型，东木再次玩起反类型，反高潮，仿佛所有的危险都存在于想象中，或是非常轻松便解决，就连最后的所谓搏斗也只像走过场，而重点在于刻画人物关系，非血缘但却胜过亲情，亦师亦友的两人，还有一条看似平淡但同时也非常温情的爱情线；他不再是英雄，不需要自我牺牲，而是非常温柔地给了自己一个圆满的结局。7
【210920】5.5-不及预期。剧本应该是本片最薄弱的一环，中段的氛围还挺好的，结局拉胯。角色设置都像是搞笑的，莫名其妙的“反派”跟一厢情愿地相信公路上全是好人的一众配角属实不像是东木老爷子电影里的角色。小演员的表演也远不能让我信服这个故事。
老爺子已經老到要雞幫忙了，顫顫巍巍的樣子好怕隨時會倒。
没有第一部好看，几乎可以预见接下来的每一个步骤。一颗星给其中的bgm
已经没有了表达欲，只想展现铁汉的柔情，看着这个年纪的东木老爷子自导自演，也未免不是一种见证历史。
这几年Eastwood的作品风格都淡淡的很美，看着总是那么让人浑身都舒坦。有时候你会觉得为什么有些人好像只是照着菜谱做菜，却能做的那么完美。谁想到还能看到90岁的Eastwood上马。P.S.摄影真的真的美爆了值超5星
亚当斯版公路片哈哈 剧情有点弱但是音乐很好听
Fancy this kind of bonding.
不如真人版好看，真人版里每个人都是哥特又奇怪的，一家人虽然奇怪但很和谐，动画版第一部和第二部都是以星期三为主角，并着重描写了她与家庭的格格不入，她适应不了这个家庭，总感觉ooc了
7/8 剧情确实嗯.. 但没办法 太爱亚当斯了
这几年Eastwood的作品风格都淡淡的很美，看着总是那么让人浑身都舒坦。有时候你会觉得为什么有些人好像只是照着菜谱做菜，却能做的那么完美。谁想到还能看到90岁的Eastwood上马。P.S.摄影真的真的美爆了值超5星
动画家庭片happy ending 跟娃一起看 剧情很弱 但娃很喜欢
这次终于没有人死了。近些年老东木的电影看起来是无限的套路，也充满着无解的人生选择题，就像他自己说的：你以为自己什么都懂，老了却发现什么事都没有答案，等你找到答案却为时已晚。在夜色中抽动嘴角哽咽着回忆自己伤心往事的画面好熟悉……
这个星期三怎么不去死啊晦气东西真尼玛的恶心
一个温柔的老爷爷在告别他自己，顺便给你讲了一个温馨的故事哄你睡觉。愿世界永远有温柔的说故事的人。不老。
dear dear Wednesday😂看的还是蛮快乐，喜欢这个风格
跟第一集问题一样，细节还成，但主线还是太不爱登士家庭了，也就最后克苏鲁大舅vs邪恶大鸡科学家能看看？
这次终于没有人死了。近些年老东木的电影看起来是无限的套路，也充满着无解的人生选择题，就像他自己说的：你以为自己什么都懂，老了却发现什么事都没有答案，等你找到答案却为时已晚。在夜色中抽动嘴角哽咽着回忆自己伤心往事的画面好熟悉……
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