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
哈哈哈哈简单快乐温情的节奏弱化养老这个现实问题
我心里的5分全给天海祐希，但仔细想想真碰到这种现实状况哪有什么解决办法，还是跳海吧，哈哈🥲
有点沉重的话题却拍得很喜感，三谷登场的那段太搞笑了，没想到看上去普通的日本家庭生活如此艰难，结局却有点理想化了～
前2/3看得有些为剧中人焦虑忧心，但代入感很强。后边强行he实属没必要了，虽然是提供给大家一个新的生活方式思路选择。ps天海女王演这种角色好违和啊哈哈哈哈哈
名字很吸引人…养老保险，退休八仟一万…我说：活在当下，不可预知的未来，可能是竹篮打水一场空哦！😂
哇前面看着太难受了吧，越缺钱要花钱的地方越多，感觉就女主在担心这一切，后面就是日本zf广告：在告诉人们就算老了zf也会给养老金啊，要对自己好啊不用担心未来啊，把房子看淡合租也很快乐
这练了个什么瑜伽 太傻了 哈哈哈
这部电影想讲的东西太多了，却每个都没讲好。
天海女王总演老实贤妻已经很离谱，但更离谱是这个剧本啊。
在养老的问题上，陪伴与心态＞盲目的金钱焦虑。如果没有那个生硬的打广告式的结尾，我会打四星。就算是为了宣传拍了这样一部温暖的电影，也没办法真正说服民众晚年卖房子去合租啊！
天海祐希1967年生人，人家还在奋斗，我有什么借口逃跑
前面太苦啦。结尾很温暖。给了一个新的老年生活的思路。奶奶最后的一首歌，差点泪奔
一部小人物视角面对生活顽强挣扎的喜剧片 大和美的结局算是标配（虽然最后强行团圆有点违和） 还是挺让人惊喜的 风格类同《乔乔的异想世界》非常喜欢 节奏超棒
老后破产的话题，结果拍了个童话结局，啧啧啧
还以为是合租屋广告呢，内核是真的悲观，人不过是用后即弃的工具，努力半生的积蓄连养老院的门槛都摸不到，有什么意义呢？
妹想到海锅跟丰叔如此般配！这个戏从头到尾都试图让你摆脱“有房才有家”的纯东方概念，将群居意识无缝植入。在强大的福利制度托底的情况下，也许是可行的。但是说白了，我依然更喜欢这对夫妇原来的住房，那是我们很多人倾其一生都无法享受的居住条件，存款少一点又如何呢？
这才叫真婚姻生育劝退片。列出了非常现实的处境，办丧事，办婚礼，和父母同住，中年失业，哪一个都让人绝望啊。最后的happy ending显得很刻意，现实要比这残酷得多。不过中年再住share house倒的确是个不错的想法。
很搞笑，将一个严峻的社会问题拍成了电影，所以从现在开始就攒钱养老吧！
轻松幽默，看完能让人温暖一笑，挺好的！天海祐希真的是由内而外散发着魅力！
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