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
中肯的来讲，无功无过，在都想让你哭的青春电影下这部想让你笑还是很不错的！相比于日本那版这版更像MV，导演对MV的热爱直接到BGM一出来，屏幕右侧歌词儿就出来了，剧情不重要，优美的MV画面才重要，看过原版，这部已经没有了新鲜感惊艳感，而且演员还是太老了，男高中生咋可能全员腹肌这么成熟？结尾的鸡汤也是草草完事儿，才看完15分钟，我已经忘了是啥了。
吃完饭后随便选的，无功无过的感觉，没有特别差劲儿的地方，也没有特别吸引人的。
本以为又是流水线般的青春片，没想到全程节奏紧凑，结局高燃，诠释了青春片的正确打开方式
最后，最后的表演很精彩。
再小的光芒也终会闪耀照亮，那片天空
如果放在10年前，这可能是一部普普通通的青春励志片，但放在现在的大环境下，却是为数不多稍微亮眼的明珠了，而且还是作为翻拍片的前提下。
本土化改编还可以 制作都在线 没有怎么失望 偶尔个别地方笑点比较刻意。暑期档来得太晚了点
最后20多人的男子花样游泳居然很像模像样，还融入了一丢丢locking和popping
质量很高，可惜了非要去挤国庆档，如果暑期档票房应该不错
孤独的路一定有风 ，不畏命运吹动，
是我心目中校园青春电影该有的样子！找野教练打黑工那段有点扯，但是瑕不掩瑜。青春是脚被泳池壁上的铁栓碰出的血，是日落后在蹦床上流过的汗，是为了受伤缝针的兄弟一起剪的丑丑寸头，是听到暗恋的女孩子说出自己名字的喜悦，是蛮不讲理地要去做成一件事情的冲动（因为不爽、因为不公平、因为世上有太多不讲理的事，比如别人随随便便的一个决定就能让你几个月的努力付之东流）而且！真的看到了团体花样游泳的更多可能性（与男女无关）。电影在消除性别偏见方面也值得加分。
那片天空。
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没有期待居然还很好看！（咸鱼：你就是喜欢看小男孩儿不穿衣服吧
6.5/10。这才是正确的改编方向，而不是连分镜都照搬。与原作比少了笑点和朝气，男主远逊于年轻的妻夫木聪；但放在国产青春片的维度又是佼佼者，难得的不油腻不说教。重要的不是运动本身，而是互帮互助的少年心气。（恶趣味的找别人影评里说的大奶头，大小也还好吧）
看的热血沸腾，剧情流畅有笑点也有泪点。有几个镜头拍的太漂亮了就冲这个五星
挺好看的，一首献给所有平凡普通人的歌。虽然最后还是陷入另一种阳刚的刻板印象，但能迈出一步也是好的。ps队长乳晕确实大，但也挺正常的hhh高高愣愣憨憨那个好可爱～
热血这么虚妄的东西被展示的如此鲜活！”我看完电影脑子里最大的感受就是这句话。梦想和热爱永远值得歌颂，虽然片子是很规整的青春片，但是整体算是这类题材中的佼佼者，欢笑泪水感动都诚意满满！
在比格吃完，崔主动要去看电影，我找的在电影院和崔看的，挫折一波又一波，剧情全让崔猜出来了，厉害了。结局出彩又在情理之中。
满满青春，真挚的情感，通篇又笑又哭又燃，每个情节各种细腻小转折充满信息量，基本没有掉下去的片段或尬桥段，观影体验十分流畅。
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