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
至今仍在心中留着最美的印象
我还能说什么，也太好看了。 不论是从推理出发的剧情，或是此次事件和“反派”的形式与前作都不相同，还是“新风”之前无处不在的糖点。 风间“我只是想让你跟我未来也在一起”，小新“我想跟你一起把握当下”，太好磕了！ 认真正男再次上线，阿呆也有了感情线，妮妮看那么多电视剧和扮家家酒都是有意义的，甚至爸爸妈妈的教育观也深得我心。 奔跑时突然梦回《光荣的烤肉之路》，青春的意义与价值，或许没有任何意义，全都太好了～ （冲进最爱小新剧场版top3）
并不觉得这部片子如其评分和评价一般神乎其神，但的确反映出四十年前的动画作品走的是于当下不同且显著高于当下的路子。观影的时候不断思考两个问题：一是国内的动画（和动画之外）何至于自我阉割至今天的水平；二是作为艺术的动画或许不只如皮克斯工作室代表的极度逼真一条发展路线，几笔线条带来的审美体验完全可以不输计算机营造的极致光影。
昨天在b站重温了一遍 即使过了十多年 电影里的很多小细节都记得 这部作品简直神来之笔
狐狸成精盗天书，猥琐和尚俏仙姑，民脂民膏聚宝盆，权色暴毙抓交替，飞虎吃人逗皇帝；一次失败的BBC中外合作让众艺术家放开了手脚玩，个中隐喻讽刺远高于当下动画
今天想起来重看一遍，还是那么逗，又抽象又丰富。
听说要重新上映了？小时候看过2遍，很有印象，很喜欢
确实挺特色的，封建脸谱那一套，不过故事还是不行…
袁公的显妖镜、邓布利多的冥想盆以及门卫大叔的监控屏幕都在深邃地揭示电影的本体意义
20年后，小新再一次用拼尽全力的奔跑让人流泪🥺这次是为了那些哪怕会被称作「无意义」却依然的拼尽全力。看到最后，突然想到最开头：「妈妈，我不能呼吸了」“这是一星期份的抱抱”。啊啊啊啊啊啊～美伢🥹🥹🥹好感动哇～～～
近四十年前的魔幻现实题材神作，如今是否还会再有，那为人间盗来天火的袁公？
当官的是坏的，
83年的电影我还以为是2019年的补贴正能量电影，腐朽的旧社会。画得还是挺有自己特色的。配乐上乘!
小时候自己看过 后来上初中了和妹妹一起看过 再大了又和姥姥一起看过
作为一个80后，小时候没看过，现在回过头来看，根本看不进去啊！远不如《葫芦娃》和《大闹天宫》精彩！
大官小官是坏的，
小时候大概还觉得挺有意思的吧，人设很喜欢w
（剧终之后随附纪录短片：幕后花絮，由导演分享讲述，以及此次的修复工作概览）
看了很多遍.喜欢.那个年轻的女狐狸精真美,声音也动人.
这是中国动画中的又一部里程碑似的、绝对顶级的、足以彪炳史册的伟大作品，从故事情节的编排到人物造型与性格的设计再到动画技术的运用都堪称无以伦比，它虽然没有《大闹天宫》《哪吒闹海》在国际上那么知名，但我相信不少人还是会在自己心中将其列为中国动画的第一，因为《天书奇谭》绝对有这个实力。
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