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
要爱得怎样深沉又无私，才能承受如此这般巨大得吞噬自我的痛苦与孤独……
从婚礼到葬礼，默片到有声电影，时代的眼泪。
访旧半为鬼，惊呼热中肠。
当然啦，该爽的地方依然很爽，只是希望文戏能更精彩。
如果是我，我也会愿意为我的家人让“自己”继续生活在他们身边，即使我将承受卡梅伦一样的痛苦和孤独。
是很老的议题了，但是仍然好看，铺展得很细腻，演得也很有说服力
剧场版观影顺序：
好家伙，让乌姆里奇来送麦格教授一程！Dominic West诡计多端现场求婚，拐走小管家，让我为托马斯的美国梦略微担忧。马修古迪婚礼葬礼一个都不参加 ，死在土耳其算了，离婚吧！
tv版11-14的总集篇，合集一律三星，不解释。
一半人留在大宅拍电影，迎接终结默片年代大动作
没有多少科幻炫技的东西，其实通篇都是对生命、爱情的思考。看完莫名的伤感。
什么定义了你这个人？记忆，长相身体？当你最亲密的人都分辨不出来，是该感叹技术高超还是为自己感到悲哀，人反倒不如一只狗更加能看到本质
（TV动画第11话~第14话总集篇。）
Do what you need to do
最近可以说是中了《唐顿庄园》的毒，因为电影版第二部又上映了。这个华服霓裳的故事，又续写了。看完以后让人不胜唏嘘。如果将来还拍电视剧集版，奶奶的去世，会影响电视剧集的剧情走向吗？我还一度以为这就是整个故事的大结局。
死亡与离别才叫生命完整，才令相爱的时光珍贵。如果我不在了，我希望有人知晓，时不时泛起的记忆带来泪花或微笑。如果我爱的人不在了，我一定不想要一个复制替代品，我要为那个真实活过的人疯狂嚎哭，日日夜夜思念哀悼。
親人離開的悲痛也是人生體驗……
原因不明地觉得很好看，以至于没有看到电视剧的我看完去补完了所有电视剧……(2022/6/13)
good old-fashioned television writing. 我觉得观众，尤其是国人，最喜欢这个系列的点一定是作者所描述的由这群各色人等形成的封闭但又自洽的community。对这种community的执念其实是非常共产主义且反现代性的。作者倒是尽力抹去了所有的政治意味，只是在凸显人情冷暖的部分。但是这个结构太容易被填充和扩写成一部庄园里的“政治惊悚片”了。（第一季和后面零星的情节有那么一点点这方面的意思）一路看下来还是熟悉的配方，剧粉还是推荐去看。只是制作就比较偷工减料了，不太能够到欧美主流商业电影的水平……
打个怪、结识两个新人用了一整篇，对比浅草篇的丰富，给人一种世界观骤然缩小的感觉。
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