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
大红狗的概念并没有做出特点，剧作属于上个世纪的文本，完全没有新意，也许小孩子看会更喜欢一些吧。
小女孩气质很好 狗狗很可爱 但是台词有点尬 逻辑有点差 虽然我中间看哭了
一般吧，进展比较快，很多细节都省掉了，卡司还是不错的。
药不然一张欠干的脸…把真的藏到假的里面，那万一日本人不还回来岂不真成了汉奸…探秘历险总体流畅、相对过瘾
好莱坞儿童向爱宠题材电影一贯的套路，总是除了萌化人，也没能给到太多额外的东西。
真是小孩儿👶🏻电影……简简单单，热射病都能给搞好
这部电影还不错，剧情很搞笑，小红狗好可爱🐶推荐观看
我从根上就接受不了原著小说这种几大古董世家追宝的设定。除去个人不喜欢的这个因素，影片就还行的水平。葛大爷的表演，真的独树一帜，也是看到想笑的水平，但和黄渤沈腾不是一码事儿，稍微高级一点。
看过夏雨的剧版，期待感大减。
局中局，骗中骗，把真的送给了日本人到底是怎么想的啊？合着就是中国古董界窝里斗呗。辛芷蕾和花棉袄挺配！
我记忆混乱了 为什么我记得我看过的预告片是皮克斯的动画片 主角是个亚裔小女孩？
常规的盗宝片，用来设定篇幅很多，故事想要表达很多，但全程没有紧张刺激感，鉴古董要没有视觉效果配合就枯燥。整体很一般
我看到 郑国渠那个演员就害怕 他怎么做到的
非常治愈人心，看着电影，再看看在一旁陪伴着我的朵朵，人间有太多苦难，所以上帝创造了狗狗 感谢这些生命带来的，治愈人心的力量
看完电影，总是感觉这么可爱的大狗狗，能去哪里能rua呢？
标准商业片吧，挺流畅的，有几个情节设计的挺有张力，在这个故事这么熟悉，小说电视剧都成功的情况下能做出点悬念不容易，但也不能把反角给弄成这样吧，这药家，药不然和药来的故事怎么捋，后面可还要继续推呢，这做的设计，药来洗不白了吧？葛优大爷全场最佳，给富贵儿加戏也很ok，本以为酱油，结果这么关键呢，叫爸爸那段全场乐。get到了李现的颜值。辛小姐姐不错，适合黄烟烟这种有点侠气的角色。
纽约城市风光宣传片。亲子故事。Not Interesting
亚裔在是不是都是有钱人？
当成儿童电影看就挺好。谁能对可爱狗狗say no呢！
A good film for a Saturday family movie night.
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