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
淦，直接被萌化了，果然搞笑动画还得看照明的小黄人。细节满分，恶人理想一以贯之，不忘初心了属于是。中国要素很多，我还很担心搞笑的都在预告或者是全片夺宝奇兵，但是一点都没有踩雷哦。继凯文，斯图尔特，鲍勃之后，第四个被记住姓名的小黄人诞生啦，其实我还是最喜欢Bob，吐烟圈什么的太可爱了，原来看着小黄人无所事事也可以这么快乐🍭🍭🍭。
有一说一，迪士尼也有点流水了
就算今年美国电影里不是西语元素就是中国元素，可是从来就没喜欢过小黄人电影系列，照旧不喜欢。
一如既往的可爱。飞机那段一气呵成，结尾偶像死而复生。全片中国元素多到让我有些坐立不安，在全是鬼佬的电影院里不禁揣测他们听着中文歌看着十二生肖打架时的心理活动。
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笑劈叉了，才知道電影裏照顧了陪看的爸媽，好多懷舊金曲。
小黄人萌翻了，恶搞又好笑，谁会拒绝一大堆萌翻眼，小格鲁恶棍单飞养成记，里面中国元素挺足，十二生肖大战。
很可爱，很多中国元素（刻板印象），很多1里面的对应，但是也有些问题比如Vector年龄？？？
中文主題曲、唐人街、十二生肖、功夫、針灸、長衫、農曆新年⋯⋯很多中華文化元素。最後的「正邪」對峙，本以為是隨機的是生肖動物對戰，仔細一想，是小黃人的「兔」「羊」分別對邪惡六人的「虎」「牛」，這在屬相上是相沖的。小黃人太可愛了，連使壞都讓人疼愛。全影院掌聲、笑聲連連～
无聊元素的胡乱大堆砌 票房这么好 可见这两年大家都太苦了
单纯的爆米花电影，没报什么希望，也确实就那么回事。
除了中国功夫以外，笑点很密集，细节幽默感人
十二生肖之萌宠 vs 猛兽🤭一开始以为是盗墓笔记，后面发现是唐人街探案😆小Gru好可爱！
不知道是我心态变老了还是剧情过于幼龄向了，最后打斗高潮部分居然压到剩几分钟，多么浪费十二生肖的创意，两星给小黄人的笑点和萌点，这个系列就拍到这里为止吧，再爱就不礼貌了。
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剧本差了点 但是小黄人太搞了 那个小鸡小黄人
原本以为是格鲁和小黄人的日常生活，结果还是打坏人那一套，有点无聊
中国功夫太强了哈哈哈哈！水汪汪的大眼睛谁不爱呢！所以“大眼萌”是这样来的嘛哈哈哈
经典IP中，能看到越来越多的中国风元素加入，好事呀
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