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
又是一部低成本制作的片子，是极低的成本。这类影片要获得成功，一剧本二演技三时代，此片都不具备
没有密恐人士出来谴责导演吗？？？其实看寄样阿爹往桌子上砸脑袋的时候，我特别怕会有jump scare，结果居然没有！！！这个片子最大的缺点应该就是非纪录片视角太多了吧！！！
伪纪录片的手法我真不喜欢（学院派观影的毛病），除此之外平均水平以上。
细思极恐，剪辑缺陷选择性眼盲，个人五星。(含剧透)
合着这个片子叫咒，它影片本身就真的是个给观众下的咒。真正恐怖的东西不在视觉上的恐怖，而在心理层面不可说的恐惧。一旦你真的信佛信神信咒，它就在心里种下了绵绵不绝的恐惧。
不过这只是个恶作剧，
抛开恐怖（恶心）的部分不说，内核尽然还挺温情的…
也是本片的主题。
如果以克苏鲁的角度理解，还蛮好理解的，弱小的人类看见“神灵”一隅就发癫，“教徒”试图吸纳更多的“教徒”。
养孩子太恐怖了，失去那么多自我，就像小孩吞噬了自己一样，还不如不生。
就像一个邪教传销，不厌其烦跟你洗脑，要你念一句不知所云的祝福，最后你发现这是句诅咒，你成了传播邪教的工具，确实恶心。
这片看到最后不是觉得恐怖，而是觉得晦气。
满心欢喜看一部电影，却好像吃了一只苍蝇，晦气。
为了让观众记住符号和咒语，导演真的很努力了~
稀释诅咒，释放凶铃，假以亲情的自私悲观。密恐症者必看
打破第四面墙的伪纪录恐怖片。从开始的无聊到后半段的灵异，会让人蛮割裂的。
无神论者不屑于跟着念，以及莲蓬乳的设定未免过于滑稽。
“富强、民主、文明、和谐、自由、平等、公正、法治，爱国、敬业、诚信、友善 ” 伪纪录片加这么多闪回片段和小标题的，会让伪纪录片应该有的沉浸感降低许多，个人感觉没有kubei好看，kubei的观感是爽片属性的。
真服了，《咒》拍的是个什么破烂玩意，完全不吓人但属实恶心人，太晦气了，导演玩的就是QQ空间“不转发半夜鬼上床”的烂梗，看完只想赠予导演一个大比兜，拍鬼片就不能用心拍吗，这拍的是个🔨 ，故事稀烂套路下三滥，要恐怖不恐怖，要煽情不煽情，看完只能感觉所有观众都被诅咒了😅
别说什么根据2005年高雄一家六口中邪案改编了（影片内容也跟该案扯不上半点犊子关系），原新闻的起乩仪式及“通灵”后用法器“自残”的行为不比蠕虫、莲蓬头这些烂大街的玩意可怕多了。还是会继续相信台湾的民俗恐怖电影。[64]
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