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
还可以 脑回路挺清奇的 其实是个女性成长片
题材很新颖，不以恐怖为主题的女巫电影。借女巫的几次“生命”，讲述女性的宿命。画面美得不行，故事却残酷得滴血。
哪里恐怖，，，文字很诗意，感觉是借女巫讲归属感和歧视
可是没有谁会是一张可以反复重新刷上新色的空白，女是女男是男的世界是灼烧的，痛苦的。至少让世界来点女巫吧！或是任何不相信谎言的东西，不要“然而”。
电影以探讨女巫的生存方式，剥离了观众作为人类的主观视角，客观地描述了每一个人类身为独立生命个体存在的复杂性。不过除此之外，复杂的体验下似乎还铺垫着一层光靠体验和用力感受无法改变的命运。
还可以 脑回路挺清奇的 其实是个女性成长片
但我还是不喜欢恐怖片呜呜呜。
节奏很慢，但却不觉得囧长，她是女巫，但那些人比女巫还危险
非常新的体验，但是的确不大喜欢大段旁白，我觉得旁白是想象力和生活体验以及编剧能力弱的一种逃避。
有复杂的主题（可惜整个表达没太打动我）和奇异的美感，叙事上其实也可圈可点。
非常新的体验，但是的确不大喜欢大段旁白，我觉得旁白是想象力和生活体验以及编剧能力弱的一种逃避。
劳米拉佩斯作为这个电影里最大牌占据海报最大画幅 其实戏份不多 这几年劳米拉佩斯产量很高 偏冷门偏文艺 质量也高 电影本身非常克制充满诗意感 内在的故事也就是家有女巫长成记而已
披着恐怖片设定的文艺片，代入女主的话，就是讲述从异类变成人类的温情故事了。
女主也太好看了。这是一部爱情片啊。台词好喜欢。
继承之人是终极的不再孤单
女巫把内脏往外掏变回原型，是因为她扔的是女孩生母的内脏。那一幕好难过
理解万岁
30几岁就得这种病 有点尴尬
除了最后一段剧情略显突兀和形式化，前面整体还是不错的。剧情常见但表达很真诚很细腻。女主演技很惊艳，就是发力稍早稍猛了些，而安圣基很从容淡定，火候拿捏得刚刚好。
Witch is nothing and everything.
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