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
比这几年的正经超英片都好看，虽然是失忆的老梗，但一连串阴差阳错营造的笑点很流畅，每次对超英经典桥段的致敬一秒之后马上给一个恶搞尤其欢乐，最后致敬复联那段笑喷了，还有吸尘器植入简直无敌。男主这张衰中带点帅的脸还真是很契合主角，两个女主都很美，感情线甚至还有点浪漫。
看起来很爽快，有点像起点看林海听涛小说的感觉。虽然一个足球，一个篮球。但是一样的热血，一样的激情。千里马还是需要伯乐发现的，如果没坚持，可能就埋没 了，甚至被冲动给毁掉前途，比赛场上垃圾话可是一大利器啊。也好想拥有那么天赋异禀的身体，老天爷赏饭吃
法国人完美的诠释了什么是经典永不过时的无厘头喜剧
笑翻在沙发上，从DC到漫威，一个都逃不掉。很吃女主的颜。
笑点很多，不是黑超英电影，单纯神经病恶搞，加上身份错位的正义感
很难不好看，也很难特别好看，桑德勒演得真好。
涉及的影视：《黑暗骑士》、《蝙蝠侠大战超人》、《触不可及》、《小丑》、《银河护卫队》、《记忆碎片》、《终局之战》、《和平使者》
①从那么远还能遥控爆炸。。就有点崩盘了。。②中间女朋友出现，然后直接消失，直到最后才再次出现，实在是失败。搞笑片而已。不值得深究了。
没啥意外，但科比的鞋和片尾出来的时候还是很掉了一地鸡皮疙瘩。
力荐！很燃，给人激动，给人感动，体育类型的电影总是会让我给高分。关键那么多球星和教练的客串，一点也不突兀，只能说制片方人脉牛
触不可及2（笑一年）/小丑plus银河护卫队/签脸上/车玻璃隔音一级/蜘蛛侠倒挂吻/幻觉上厕所（他演多久我笑多久）/吸尘器广告植入（配乐踩点好爽）
法国人玩梗起飞根本拦都拦不住，差点笑岔气过去，好久没看电影笑得那么开心了，值得一看。
哈哈哈哈哈睡前無腦力薦！生活中再loser也包裹著一顆超級英雄的心，把漫威DC英雄們挨個反諷了一遍，最後還能峰迴路轉以及抱得美人歸，對了，廣告植入還能大賣，這才是真的無可複製（還想複製？）的superhero。法國導演真的太敢想太敢批了，連未來竣工的巴黎聖母院都不能倖免哈哈哈哈哈哈哈全程爆笑⋯⋯
球迷看这个是非常带劲的，Hustle这个名字也不错。
相当好，合格的电影最基本的就是讲完整一个故事，现在居然要拿出来表扬了
但套路用在篮球上我就依然热爱，
笑死我了。笑的我都岔气了。这种二了吧叽没心没肺的恶搞电影，简直太减压了。比蠢蛋搞怪秀还好看。太好玩了
这不比普通的超英电影好看多了，全程高能，爆笑片段一个接一个，好久没看到这么欢乐的外国喜剧片了，还借一些超英经典片段的恶搞狠狠地讽刺了一番，节奏也是非常紧凑不拖沓，每个人的人物性格特点也是挖掘的很透彻。整体来说，算是比较另类的喜剧片佳作了。
打了二十年的野球，非常吃这个电影套路，不是篮球迷可能会觉得俗套和无聊。但是篮球迷很吃这一套。尴尬的是，主角并没有成为联盟巨星，然而反派华子不仅拿了状元，且是一颗冉冉升起的新星！把猪脚换成库里，然后结合库里的发展 编一个故事，一切就通顺了。
不错的法国喜剧电影，哈哈哈！漫威和DC都惊呼“了不起！”
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