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
看到第十五分钟我觉得它可能不是个甜甜的爱情片
前面的情节还挺精彩的，后面一个个twists & turns也太弱智了，什么鬼motivation
1小时42分的电影（含片尾5分钟）看到1小时17分才入戏，入戏后才发现人物动机牵强，包括男主、男主老板，男主太装，既然为了爱人干嘛还还要绕那么大一圈来表达爱意?男主老板怀疑男主，为什么绕一大圈来除掉男主?
穿插着无聊床戏和回忆旧情的假悬疑片，想剑走偏锋地去讲述谍战片，却连故事也没讲好。派克船长最近接不到好片了吗？最近一部《承包商》也是烂得如出一辙 @Prime Video
电影名字翻译的有问题…剧情反转再反转很有趣，只是根由在爱的成全与牺牲上，有些单薄，不足以支撑剧情。
侧面反应了美国CIA情报组织内的牺牲品以及恐怖分子是如何成为恐怖分子的。
其实挺喜欢这样一部电影 简简单单讲一个其实没那么复杂的故事 弘扬一个爱的主题 音调画面都很舒服 或许有紧张情绪的起伏 但整体是沉静 安稳的 餐厅美得不真实 从西部世界过来梅芙有些串戏 派派的蓝眼睛依然动人
美国人拍这种悬疑谍战片得确没英国人拍的好，情节浅薄，人物也演的不好，加了点床戏，没啥好看的，不推荐
他被组织背叛反过来背叛组织只因为了拯救爱人；她不明白他为什么背叛；他不明白她为什么出走；查找内鬼的过程很像英国电影《锅匠，裁缝，士兵，间谍》；最后爱人死在怀里的情节又很像《麦克白》。全片克制、冷静，又是一部片名被翻译耽误而导致低分的作品。
6.5分，就是反转的太突兀了，正确方法不是马上上报，一面强攻飞机，一面地面抓人吗？
片子磨磨唧唧，牛顿模样实在不敢恭维。难道亮点不是派自己是制片人，相当于男主深沉执着的形象就是派内心里最想为自己打造的模样，自恋极了
前半段有点闷，中后段很给力，相当好的剧本，有意思的摄影。克里斯派为什么老成这样，还能用璀璨的蓝眼睛蛊人！
恐袭内鬼追凶？nah，职场爱情故事。片尾曲挺好听
我需要你的时候你不在，那我还要你干嘛。
宝刀在哪？看名字以为是惊悚悬疑片就大大的错了
我承认有时通过对时间线的剪辑会让电影精彩纷呈，但影片开始就剪到这么乱，乱到对人物关系建立缺乏根基，对事件理解存在迷障时，反而会觉得这些所谓技巧有碍观瞻。
一看就是男人拍的，找了两个完全没cp感的演员，俩人感觉各演各的，激情戏像动物世界，完全没有浪漫美感。好好的剧本，前半段又臭又长，后半段干得稀碎，导演是不是拍电视剧出身的？控制不了节奏啊？
Curzon Bloomsbury 又没人检票
分了好几段才看完，男主的一片真心喂了狗啊。。。
披着反恐谍战外衣的爱情片，可惜选错了职业，搞谍战的那个不是机灵鬼，而剧情漏洞太多搁别的行业或许能大差不差的糊弄过去，你要说搞情报的会出现这种失误，那就是开玩笑了。
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