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
这个系列基本成了伪纪录恐怖片的归纳盒，最早几年由《鬼影实录》掀起的伪纪录恐怖片风潮早早落入了沉寂，这个系列却有能成为年货的潜质，成本低口味重的你就可劲造吧。 提莫·塔哈亚托再度施展了自己的极恶口味，可以的。
翻译组真有点东西，一句山公倒载枕麹藉糟真把我惊到了，想了半天都不知道出处，最后一查才知道是林正大，自卑了。
氛围有了，但是故事性几乎为0，老套的剧情能在各种恐怖片中找到原型，如果都能像前两个故事一样可以四星，但是最后一个故事和主线故事真的无聊到爆。守夜小故事真的好看极了！！！
下水道的故事很完整 守夜让人笑出声 就开始没有耐心看下去了
作为新出的伪纪录式分段恐怖片质量还算可以的，1跟3小故事质量不错，血腥度很高，B级风味相当重。
这个系列当故事会看，这部就第三段人体改造的故事比较喜欢。
第三个故事算是全系列最佳之一，前三个故事相当不错，最后一个扣分
第三个故事最好看.但电影看下来.真的看到我想吐.因为拍摄手法和画面真的让人很晕阙.晕船浪一样.
最爱VHS！！第三个好精致啊画风都不一样了
這部電影分為五個故事，其中四個是獨立的，第五個是框架故事，或者說是將它們串聯起來的主線故事。框架故事相對簡單，一支特警隊闖入了一所被一群已死的邪教徒占據的院落。穿插其中的四個小插曲都在框架故事之上。這些短片組合令人印象深刻，足以證明該類型影片的創造力仍然值得稱贊。
机械姬6.5 出奇的好 其他纯属亏钱，2好故事很无聊，不过成本也不高，还算能接受。
还是可以的，看改造人的那一段的时候正在吃一个烧得比较烂的锔饭，差点吃不下去
这很明显，录像带帮助记录了人类的残忍，人类才是致命源，血腥，重口，却也很自然而然把惊悚带到现实来，每一段衔接还是显得很生硬，反正感官上绝对可以了，尤其像我这种很少看这种血腥题材作品的人
有点意思……第一个故事的鼠人好粗糙～实验室那个故事再次揭示，科学家疯狂起来，世界就会毁灭……
为了续集而续集，几个故事之前更没有前几部的贯穿性，越往后越无聊，倦了，累了。
第三个故事最好看.但电影看下来.真的看到我想吐.因为拍摄手法和画面真的让人很晕阙.晕船浪一样.
机器人那段挺好，是不是预算不够啊只能拍这么一小截
中间故事还行的，主线太莫名其妙了，这次真不太行。
有很多电影的影子，《异形》、《第九区》、《弗兰肯斯坦》、《硬核亨利》，《机器人总动员》。总之整体思路基本还是弗兰肯斯坦风格
对比前两部，有点保守了。印尼导演给点力啊。
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