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
章宇好帅啊，再度被迷晕！！
国师诚意之作，聚焦宏大战争背景下个体，感情真的很充沛
只有半部人生，从谐星、踢踏舞到漫才，重点在于师生情，老年北野武没有本人出演，很遗憾，也get不到漫才的笑点。6.2
蛮好的，人物刻画很好，尤其残酷的战争年代里真诚的孩子。但一有煽情画面就上悲情配乐，有点刻意。还有旁白的出现多多少少给人一种没必要，或者说有导演想偷懒的感觉……
北野武自传电影的第二部泪目之作，也是回忆师徒关系的第二部，前一部是讲他年轻时落语师傅的《红鳉鱼》。
七分半。一个简单的故事，却讲的娓娓道来且细腻。老谋子，可以。喜欢班长！个性十足。
志愿军战士致敬
最不北野武的北野武电影，一扫之前电影中的做作和装腔作势，演出了一个有笑有泪的喜剧界师徒故事。果然还是有生活才能动人心，一个讲相声的拍什么黑帮片嘛。师傅深见千三郎的结局让人想起《昭和元禄心中》。铃木保奈美无论居家人妻还是艺伎扮相都那么美，柳乐优弥演得很认真也很做作，第一次get到门胁麦的美，原来是个熟版栗山千明。最后的重回旧梦让人泪目。
作为师徒情谊的剧情片勉强凑合能看，但作为北野武的传记片则完全失真，在片中你看不到小武这个角色身上任何的复杂性，也不会觉得他和银幕外的那位鬼才大叔是同一个人，此外叙事重点的摇摆，流于表面且投机的时代唏嘘和无节制的煽情也进一步拉低了整体的水准，所以这片再次告诉我们，很多时候拍传记片不如拍纪录片！
温情感人但编织的魅力平平。有几个桥段有点煽情过头，最后一段完全画蛇添足。几个主演都演得挺好的。門脇麦让人惊艳。
即使在台下也要着装利落保持幽默惯性。
每个人物都让人记不住，每个转折点都很生硬，每颗子弹的特效都很尴尬，能把真人真事拍这样这是老谋子水平吗？比悬崖之上还差一点
震撼人心，荡气回肠，片尾曲响起无一观众离场，大师之作，值得一看
四星半，出乎意料的好，丝毫不拖泥带水，新人男主表现很不错，张艺谋调教演员有一手
看哭了 俩人演得真不错 阿武真的是不忘初心的人
网飞这个传记片拍法，还停留在《社交网络》出现前的10年代。
演技做到章宇这样再夸炸裂吧。
中国终于有自己的像点样儿的狙击手的电影了
选角就超成功，放那不动就已经把人物演透了。演北野武的甚至还形似他。流畅。用蒙太奇叙事，挺有新意。非常感人
喜欢这种场景单一却又把每个人物刻画很深刻，时长也刚刚好，氛围也营造的恰到好处
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