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
补：看了评论区，“不要做警察”的真谛在于，没有绝对的信念，不要置身于这灰色地带，随时会被黑暗吞噬。
虽然影像和情节有不少显得散乱的地方，不过整体依然是可爱的，小演员也都很努力，在一眼看上去就很假的特效面前呈现出了一种真。
嗯，整体来说我觉得还不错，有的时候，是非对错真的很难说清楚，灰色地带是一定存在的，6分
很简单的童话故事，电影院里的小孩子基本上都能看得懂，大人也能看得进去，只是里面那个“绿茶”小女孩的角色安排有点过了，完全没必要用大人的视角来如此描绘一个小女生。
黑吃黑 以暴制暴 宇植西装秀 前面拉近景特写有点不适应 节奏很快 都在意料之中 宇植X大叔莫名的cp感 师徒真的磕
主演演技都在线，但这个节奏怎么跳的很？尤其是后面
所以说赵振雄演坏人我是不信的。故事太乱了，看这样子还准备拍续集，无法理解。
一个大大的问号，不是我看得太不专心，就是这拍的真有点毛病。崔演员真的太，帅，了，虽然这个身板确实有点薄了，请多拍戏！！
人长大了，见到真实的世界以后，总要选一条路
也刚好看完赵震雄的小姐 简直是个变态老头 这里又是正直的警察 一如既往的和信号人设一样
没有看过原著，猜了好几种思路基本都中了耶，不是太有新意，叙事剪辑感觉有点乱，为了🐻来看的，简单期待下第二部吧～
断断续续看的，成为坏警察是为了对付更坏的人...
一星给崔宇植的🦵🏻，剧情无感，没有记忆点，似乎2020年拍摄的
外交家的存在感太低了，不是来外交的，是个来搞笑的。
连人设都立不起来，反而是标签化配角们有模有样，例如圣母、恶女……
6.5分，中间不错的，小白鼠熬成大白熊！推荐
小警察在厕所被刺伤那段有点假，
前面一半看着有点意思 怎么后面就那么平淡
虽然都是熟悉的味道，童年回忆拉满，但是整体上有点糙，并且感觉价值观的设置上存在混乱、复杂化，既想帮孩子说话也想替父母辩解，导致最后不得不偷换概念把成绩好和学会爱对立起来。（中国的娃真惨，一直宣传素质教育不唯分数论，长大后才知道社会上最看重的就是成绩）
剧情前半段比较忠实原著，小盆友的装扮明显不是80年代，好在演的都还不错，但是这都2021年了，电影特效简陋粗糙到甚至不如86版西游记。假如还有魔方大厦的话，希望能用点心下点本钱，中国电影工业真没那么烂的~6.5
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