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
喜剧恐怖片，说到黄秋生的时候我笑了，果然就是那么简单的卖肉。
原作的温文尔雅不见了，变得分裂惊悚，编剧画蛇添足又自作聪明。一定要看茨威格原著。
茨威格作品，肉体摧残与精神不垮交替，真实与虚幻交替，酒店里与轮船上交替。
哈哈哈哈太爽了！！ 記住素食主義者≈草食動物！！！黃秋生應該是字幕組自由發揮吧？！ 但就好想看黃秋生來遍港版翻拍！！結局減一星
太拖了。从第一个倒车压死素食者到第二个情敌用花瓶砸死，后面开枪追逐，渐渐少了内心矛盾。可这些也没看出来男女主关系是如何变化的。要是男女主CP感能更强一点就好了。后半部分要是加上破案的细节，也不会显得太突兀。素食女儿的情节完全可以删除。
TF1的新片头不错。伊朗种人肉，神户素食者。肉食者的终极反击。这大概是第一部设定人肉非常可口的电影。题材为大，效果嘛嘛，连法式冷幽默都十分稀缺。
这剧情可以说是一鱼两吃了，既嘲讽了魔怔化的极端素食主义者，又批判了极端口腹之欲无止境的欲望
看完生理性恶心了一阵，这片真的只有12禁吗……但是故事还挺好看的！
恶趣味cult片。素食主义者在法国这么激进吗？状态感觉好像国内的爱狗人士。
叹为观止。恶心，震撼，完全不知道如何评价。
PS:也不知道是字幕组有趣还是法国人有趣😂😂😂😂
其实比较一般的片子，明明题材很劲爆，但拍出来却平平淡淡，既不恐怖，也不惊悚，也不知道是哪里出了问题，可能是导演想用喜剧的壳来装恐怖的魂，结果弄了个四不像，男主的样子太菜，没有一狠到底或是满满变狠，和黄秋生的表演不是一个级别的。
能把这么恶心的题材拍得这么清新脱俗，功力不浅。导演起名伊朗猪，真的不怕穆斯林兄弟报复么？哈哈。
各種政治不正確大吐槽看得很歡樂，只是結局也太突然了……另外，中文翻譯抖機靈真的很惡心……
难道精神能够抵抗一切吗？可以，如果精神崩溃算在内的话。
Your life is at steak.
最后和朋友一起吃人肉，竟然吃到心率调节器，这对傻夫妻是蛮傻的，不会检查一下再带给朋友一起吃吗！不喜欢这种恐怖片，唯一精彩的地方就是分割尸体的镜头比较真实！
物极必反，过犹不及。本来适当调侃一下抖抖机灵挺好，却搞得这么混账无聊。
后续接二连三的受害者用上轻松的音乐，欢乐的氛围，让故事看起来像是白手起家的成功主义电影，观众会暂时忘记这是犯罪的。
比较而言，还是更喜欢茨威格原著的叙事结构。
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