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
一星给美术，一星给选角…编剧一星都没有，什么垃圾剧情…前言不搭后语，各种莫名其妙。情绪都是按套路设计的，直给到无语。
案件没什么质量，也没什么看点，但硬生生讲了两个小时，这是我对本片最大的不满。两星。
出乎意料，我几乎是不看国产惊悚片的。近两年看的也只有河神系列，但这个故事确实还不错，虽然用了的都是不知名的演员，但演技都是在线的。唔，到最后还有点忧伤。最可怕的哪里是鬼神，都是人………
《城郊的另一边2》，不解为何要翻译成《耍宝警探》？基调还是延续第一部的轻松风格，案情推理较弱但笑点很多。奥玛希与罗兰拉斐特欢喜「斗嘴搭档」再度携手，十年之约众望所归。很多片段搞笑程度不输第一部（争抢老太太拥抱与大床房裸睡），且用经典的「法式幽默」对种族、肤色、性向与民粹等热门话题大肆调侃，令人忍俊不禁（这点也只有他们做得到）。我向来对这种所谓「老套的」法语动作喜剧毫无抵抗力，《城郊2》让我笑的很开心，这就够了。
打感情牌吧，玛德你娘都挂了，演员那个表情，以为是后妈，这剧看的，就很燥😒
比较一般，镜头切换乱。剧情和人物结合不到一起
儿童向电影，告诉我们小孩没事别写恐怖故事，更别离家出走。话说特别讨厌那个黑人女孩，干啥啥不行，闯祸第一名，遇事不好拔腿就跑。另外那个小孩讲的恐怖故事一点也不恐怖，
看恐怖片看哭了，虽然有点神剧的意思吧，有些低方还逻辑不通，但是赚足了我的眼泪，清河好可怜。丫的那个镇长和九叔公真不是东西
设计还是很高光的可惜是儿童恐怖片
演技在线，让人不会看得尴尬。剧情和特效也不错，三星是值得起的。
剧情逻辑超多bug，演员你拍的是惊悚片，全程面瘫以为是吴某凡上身了。
还不错啊，不过他不是去找他非亲生弟弟吗，最后还是没找到
挺有质感的恐怖片 地上发臭的鱼隔着屏幕都闻得着腥味 如果运镜再好一些 会拍的更有代入感
前半部分还是感觉挺恐怖的。最后的煽情有点生硬。女主可以。
行吧，之前发的被屏蔽了。。。喜欢跳舞的，喜欢两个女孩子哈哈
一开始的时候觉着网络电影的海报仿用了《水形物语》的色调。没太感兴趣，朋友推荐看过以后感觉真不错~90年代老旧电影的胶片风格，剧情人物都皆有可观之处，可惜收尾剧情还是略有些免不了俗~国产K怖片里算是比较难得~
两星有余三星不足 前半段探案部分还是能钓着观众走的 整个上水镇富有邪教乌托邦的恐怖气氛营造吊足了观众胃口 也因为如此谜底揭晓的太快 以及抓水怪小队的集结又回到了项氏独特的味道 好像编剧写着写着就不想干了 跟导演说后面的部分你自己看着办吧 和第一部的互动也是硬尬 诶怪我 是我太想看到一部民国小村庄的仲夏夜惊魂了
所有场景 颜色 道具 背音 都很好
一直记着女巫在绝命毒师里的角色，那双标志的双眸和浓密的睫毛，奇幻的服装
来自美国的女主没有输的一败涂地，反倒在舞台上闪闪发光，手段卑鄙没有受到惩罚。
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