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
也太好看了吧，不狗血，感情到位很细腻，也不戏剧化，战胜一切的都是爱
由《杰伊.比姆》、《星期四》再到这部，不得不感叹印度电影悄无声息地在飞速发展，一个比中国还保守的国家都能拍出LGBT题材的电影，电影里边男女主所遇到的问题不就是中国⚣、⚢所面临的问题吗？绝了，绝了！！
请这样的电影越来越多吧！它的出现能包容一切的缺点。
那种纠结的心情特别的理解。性取向只是我们生而为人的一个方面而已，我们还有更多元的生命要素，因为一面而对我们的人生做全盘否定，认为我们是怪物的话，那只能是你挡着我们的路了。
lgbt如果要和现有社会相对和谐共处的话，内部解决？
把我给看哭了，片长两个多小时，前面很多搞笑的地方。选的角色颜值都在线，看着很顺眼。印度这样的喜欢舞蹈的国家和彩虹旗好配呀。让我看到了希望，很温情，很温暖。我们有生之年，可以看到吗？
两个半小时也不觉得长，故事叙述感很强。用轻喜剧展现给我们没出柜的Homo婚姻压力和全世界女性都一样的生育压力。电影里这种是完美结局了！游行的时候在彩虹旗下牵手一秒回到了泰剧not me！一想这是印度拍的，就值得多加一星。因为我们还是拍不出来。
很真实，很真诚。
印度电影真的完全不留白 以至于看了一个世纪竟然才过了一个小时 喜剧效果爆炸 自己看都可以笑飞 drama和人物心态转变衔接很自然 关键是形婚代入感十足 活脱脱印度版形婚指南了 这么超前的内容怎能不给五星
印度拍这个题材还是挺魔幻的。载歌载舞表达欢乐，也有沉重的片刻，但整体来说有点流水账的感觉，故事走向完全猜得出来且过于皆大欢喜了，两个多小时片长可供消遣，但尚不算佳片。
爱真的是不分性别的，印度电影立意甩中国很多烂片八百条街
喜剧是真的喜剧，很搞笑（我还想看多点恋爱剧情，这里恋爱进展太快，包括后期双方父母接受同性的过程也太快）
印度都敢拍这样的同性题材电影了，厉害。本片深入了同性恋者的诉求与挣扎，以活在暗影之下的人群，备受家庭与社会的压力为题材，最终非议让位给了亲情与理解，似乎为我们摆出了一种和谐温暖的画面。导演也是希望用这种温暖 ，打破人们对于同性恋者的隔阂与歧视，让我们深入体会他们的需要。 只是，电影里的皆大欢喜的局面，在现实中依然有很多路要跨越。
剧作中的冲突纯粹只是观念矛盾，人物成了观念的图解物，无血无肉，整部电影所谓特色也只不过充斥着民俗的猎奇性。女主角分开后再在一起的动机无缘无故。另外就是视听上平庸到不行，都能和隔壁《反贪5》的林德禄一较高低
我们一直都在跟整个世界对抗撕扯吧，人与人，人与环境。前面喜剧成分有点多，看的不太专注，到结尾的时候还有点没反应过来。
抛开女女主转角遇到爱时的烂俗，其他都蛮真实的，不刻意，HE是一个美好的期待，要走的路还很长。
拍得很淳朴，又真实。不过终归是电影，激烈冲突也用生活化细节淡化了，整个片子挺温情的。中国的地方风俗文化还是需要我们自己来拍才对味。妈妈这个演员选得挺好。
国产电影需要更多这种接地气的片子，而不是央六最爱的那些非院线电影，也不是院线那些无病呻吟故作矫情强行煽情生硬要人感动的东东。
俗套俗招較多，但也有細膩可愛的生活質感。未來可期。
轻喜剧，很温馨的形婚，大团圆结局，印度都可以这样，中国加油啊
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