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
等了整整三个月终于上线流媒体，迫不及待看完结果并没吓到我，最恐怖的镜头都在预告片里了…不过伪纪录片的拍摄形式加上邪教啦诅咒传播啦之类的封建迷信确实很有代入感，看的时候心里也会有点毛毛的😂多给一星鼓励一下华语恐怖片，毕竟恐怖片在中国都要绝种了🚬
这年头，当穷到连死到不怕，这种小儿科低级鬼片就是用来笑的。☆/1
充斥着老套的恐怖技法，所谓的伪纪录完全不成体系，小儿科得很。导演去膜拜一下《死亡论文》吧，学学什么叫挑逗观众，你这个只能说明你的下作而无聊，纯粹浪费观众的时间！
无聊 讨论区的评论看得出来台巴子很为这个电影骄傲了 笑死
想知道蓬蓬乳和空手指的合体是怎么样的吗？赶紧来感受这个来自导演的恶意吧，哈哈哈。
有被吓到！最后反转下咒的部分后劲很大，你说我好端端一个有神论者就这么被带进去了，呜呜呜。害怕！生气！
PS. “晦气”引发的观众差评倒是可以当做下一部的素材。
有被吓到！最后反转下咒的部分后劲很大，你说我好端端一个有神论者就这么被带进去了，呜呜呜。害怕！生气！
这片在能看之前很久就已经噱头十足，可惜，看了之后比较失望；中途多次睡着，醒了又倒回重放。。。
演技不佳？恐怕只有医生道出女儿最喜欢的三件宝母亲崩溃是少有的真情流露，其余全是"演技"。
伪纪录恐怖片已经看吐了 这不就是迷信版午夜凶铃
常年不会被鬼片打倒的我看完出了一身冷汗且持续后怕中
（当时看到片中女主叫我们念咒的那一段时，旁边有个人来了句“大威天龙”，然后我们也笑着喊了起来，房间里顿时充满了快活的空气）
没有期待中的那样恐怖，太多数氛围还是靠禁忌的东方民俗元素来营造，视觉上则依赖于密集的虫洞恐惧，伪纪录片的拍摄手法早已没有新鲜感，不过倒是很贴合民俗题材，导演在其中还安插祝福到诅咒的观众互动，让许多人反射性的感到不舒服，冒犯的表达甚至被骂上晦气的热搜，但也正因敢于犯禁的拉进电影与观众间的距离，它仍然是今年目前为止最好看的华语恐怖片~
这不就是一个“不点赞就倒霉”的帖吗？
开放评论后，直接从8分被干到6.8分，这片儿我一直不带怕的，就好像刘若英或者海清带崽家庭片一样。
但也不过是矬子里拔大个罢了
这个片子之所以看后让人反感，就是因为给观众下降头，就像小时候看机器猫中的一集里野比收到了不幸的信一样，而这种打破第四面墙的手法我个人很不喜欢，类似的片子还有《趣味游戏》，和我对那个电影的评价一样，只有毫无职业操守的导演，才会以戏虐观众为乐。
可惜我不爱吃这套，开头的不厌其烦已经让人厌恶而没法代入了，主角们的骚操作更是活该，最恶心的是这晃晕头的手持镜头，整部电影故弄玄虚，乱七八糟，让人没法共情，导致一点都不恐怖，只觉得厌恶，恶心。
这电影看得人真是觉得晦气，俨然就是一个不转发就倒霉的老梗，非得弄出那么多噱头，为导演的阴暗心理扣星。
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