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
看出来很贵了，也算是很合格的商业片。瑞恩越来越巨星范儿了，顶级商业巨星和顶级预算制作，这样的阵容也不走大银幕了，时代真的在改变了。唏嘘。
没有原创，电影没有未来。
每个情节推进都精准设计，毫无乐趣，最后用纳粹的装备让我想到神秘海域2
【Netflix】一星半。Netflix不愧有钱任性
还大制作呢，钱都砸给三位主演了吧，大场面和动作戏真是够寒碜的，依旧是无聊至极的流水线产品，同量级同样网飞的片子，被爆炸贝的《鬼影特攻》甩出几条街，起码人家还愿意在开篇给你来一场疯狂的追车戏。
小贱贱该拓宽一下自己戏路了吧，看多了就不好笑了。不过那句我知道你的浏览记录还是很好笑的。
🙄…… too stupid to even talk about it
可惜片子里除了老公，没个正常的
虽然也不算差，但也不优秀，两亿美元就拍成这样真心说不过去
散是满天星，聚是一坨。。。3大主角完全没有化学反应，各自为政，太多过去片子的影子，剧本嘛是王牌保镖2的翻版
网飞时代的特殊产物 不需要口碑 只跟随流量
犯罪動作喜劇，合格的動作戲。情節一般般，不停在反轉反轉，感覺會有續集的樣子。
三个人之间的化学反应如同道恩强森的头一样，毫-无。
［4.0］看一半弃，实在是太老套的剧情，太乏味的段子，唯一可圈可点的大概就是三位主演了。
卡司亮眼，动作平庸，剧情低智，勉强适合过节合家欢爆米花，能看完完全因为演员魅力，续集还是免了吧奈飞哥。。
多一星给这三个还算讨喜的演员，虽然也都在重复自己在别的电影里的角色，剧本就跟闹着玩似的，丛林布景也太假了，基本一开始就猜到反转了，这种流水线电影本身也就是看个娱乐性，结果也没什么娱乐性
这是一个绿灯(死侍)发觉自己莫名成了亚当和神女之间第三者的悲伤(喜剧)故事，Netflix2亿美金投资＝加朵的颜➕强森的力量➕小贱贱的贱嘴➕全世界美景观光！
爆米花电影算及格吧。主要是金蛋还挺像Harry Potter那个！
关于我妈一件戳心的小事：她说不要哭，要坚强，她最爱我。
2021-06-22想看。三位大咖主演都没能让我坚持看完解说。。。
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