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
单说电影叙事的话会觉得还行，但是能这样拍且上映，真的太棒了吧，最后游行那一段很感人！
love is love.
［8.0］挺有趣的电影，可惜因为小成本和不知名主演导致没有上映到春节档。十分推荐要带女朋友回老家的哥们看看，提前熟悉下两个不同地域之间的差异和互相的磨合处理。
3星给电影，两星给现实，太久没这么实在的的电影了。
《带你去见我妈》：三月份看的第一部电影，个人观感还不错，不过略不及先前的期待。影片拍得蛮接地气，但部分过于戏剧化的情节台词于我还是有损真实生活感，故事情节的起承转合也存在好些不太满意之处，某些演员的表演也有待加强。1.壁虎是有益无害的动物，没必要像打蟑螂一样打它吧？2.潮汕方言和我们闽南语有些像，当地的风俗习惯亦是如此。“拜神 要拜五根香，要拜三拜，知道了吗？诚心一点，明年生个宝宝。”→妈妈说的方言意思其实是“…生个男孩。”，再加上后面龅牙婶的“老爷保佑，儿媳妇要生男孩子，来求张符给孙子带平安。老爷保佑。” 刚好体现了我们两地都有的拜神信仰以及重男轻女的现象（不过后面生的是孙女）；3.作为低成本方言电影，其拍摄场景、演员人数等超乎我预期的多，甚至还去了杭州西湖，让我都好奇成片具体花费了多少财力？……
真相会打破平静，但说出真相才是最正确的选择。 （谢谢你呀小du，和你在一起真的很开心）
最后想说，在如此保守的印度都能拍出这样的电影，我们到底还在自傲些什么？鸵鸟心态是时候改变了。
略长 还算是很轻松的把这个题材展示了出来 印度电影真是一次次的刷新我对这个国家的认知
很有魅力的素人演员，有特色有性格上的魅力之处，人与人之间的感情在日常对话交流中显得相当浓厚，生活气十足的喜剧
看的真的太舒服了，尽管都是一些家庭琐碎，但是能感受到弄弄的烟火味，也能趁机了解一下潮汕，有熟悉又新奇。
很可能会因为片名和宣传错过的地方题材好电影！
警察，医生，老师，律师，经典麻将局哈哈
作为土生土长的潮汕女孩，刷抖音的时候看到这部电影，简直倒胃口。村口三姑六婆肆意议论别人家事，家长对孩子以爱为名进行操控，对儿子的爱人缺乏任何尊重。是，非常真实，所有女孩子都应该看看，和潮汕人结婚就是这么屈辱，电影还是美化过的。主创团队是脑子有坑，难道拍这种电影还觉得大家应该鼓掌叫好，这种潮汕宗族文化背后是多少女人的血泪！我不相信主创团队中一个潮汕女孩都没有，你们是斯德哥尔摩重度患者吗？
结局女主爸爸让瑞杰姆去坐到女主身边，让我想哭。如果说警察局局长代表国家的法律的象征的话，那无疑这一行为，就是让法律也为自由，为天性，为爱情让步。从来不觉得我们的国家落后，只是这一切都也同样藏在法律之下，藏在现实之下，我们无法做到真正的平等和自由吧。
中国人口的希望在潮汕，正如世界人口的希望在绿绿
同居两年还不生，奶奶教你；五牲高香拜三拜，心诚则灵。
我承认，大多数汕头人都是不爱自己家乡的，不止是不爱，甚至骨子里轻蔑、嘲讽，对它的唯一认同，大概只有吃。但看了导演阿狼这4年的2部方言电影，真的能感受到有一些人是挺热爱家乡的，虽然同样身不在此。不可否认，那些深藏我们心底的“卑劣感”，也都一一呈现在影片中了，这就是我们留给外地人的刻板印象，但这就是事实。最喜欢的一点，导演并没有刻意美化家乡。——2022.4.30看完
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主创似乎刻意将高度城市化的深圳与汕头潮阳农村对比，以此解释男主妈的封建思想是“文化冲突”，展现潮汕农村封建原生态，然而主创对此态度暧昧不清，又强调女主母亲不在身边，试图解释其刻意寻求男主妈认可的合理性，以及狗血大团圆结局，只见冲突不见反思，只能说明主创自身的封建思想根深蒂固。潮阳本就是潮汕最封建地区之一，但片中极少提及潮阳名号，潮阳人不尴尬，汕头人尴尬。配乐不错。
影片讲述了很多潮汕地区的风土人情，在祭祀风俗上的方方面面，其实是有起到宣传当地文化习俗的作用，潮汕地区给我们的印象也不再是之前那么死板。在这个充满人情味的地方，里面的人也在不断地适应迅速发展的社会，不会固步自封。
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