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
小时候看过宣传画报，现在看时，与想象中的儿童动画有点不太一样，这一部其实并不适合儿童看：和尚是色眯眯的，官僚都是贪得无厌的，就连玉帝也是边吃瓜子边升堂的。很容易就想到主创想表达什么意思了。其次是形态各异的人设，只用看看外表就晓得；再次是配乐，民族感极强。这才是中国动画长片。
小时候看不懂，只是记得很恐怖；现在终于能看懂了，好看！画面、剧情、对白都是一流的。极喜欢。
1474【谷阿莫】他看上她的年輕貌美、她要他的多財多億，而這段各取所需的婚姻終究無法再繼續2022《黃金屋 Windfall》
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2县太爷，府尹。官越大，越贪。
小时候听说过没看过，现在补看依然是国产动画片的巅峰之作。三只狐狸精真的特别有意思。
近期重新回味了下
谈不上惊艳，但看着还行，5.4的分有点委屈了
普罗米修斯+民间故事，但剧本搞成这样着实浪费好题材……
11.3 呜呜呜，袁公就这么被抓走了！！！为什么天书奇谈没有续集！！！曾经中国的文化工作者真的在很勇敢的嘲讽权贵，那样的岁月再也没有了。
游丝描绘众生相，
女性的爆发 源于别人对他的看不起和忽视，虽然阶级矛盾爆发了但是要表达的是什么呢，看的不是很懂，是说我们应该多关注弱势群体，否则他们会揭竿而起吗
现在看来逻辑真无聊 不知道小时候什么感觉 不打分了
好看！！！
#大银幕重看 故事到后面没有讲得很好，但是确实很美，加长的纪录片有心了。
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作为又一部诞生于后疫情时代，仅保留主要演员、在固定空间进行的电影它无甚新鲜；甚至在已经讨论“放开”的当下，更显得有种莫名其妙的“历史感”。底线是，每个演员都被分到了足够的任务，并顺利地执行，也就足够了（当然还有Jesse Plemons的角色可以在现时新闻下提供比照所产生的另类乐趣，也还存在一点被谈论吹水的价值）
蛋生的师傅是个具有革命性的英雄，他无视天国的规矩，将幸福之火播撒到了人间，他忍辱负重，为了人类的幸福牺牲了自己，师傅，你太伟大了。
《天书奇谭》：一部让我从小到大都很喜爱的国产动画电影佳作。谢谢你给我这个动画迷留下奇妙美好的回忆。—— 2015.05.01：这部经典，不仅可以吸引小朋友们，还能留住大朋友。邻居几个大人看到我和小朋友们在我家门口观看《天书奇谭》，也过来“凑热闹”，和我们一起观影，好些情节把大家逗乐到不行！—— 2021.11.05：时隔多年后，带上小外甥，在影院大银幕重温4K修复纪念版《天书奇谭》。电影的画面真是有够高清，甚至连绘画的纸纹都清晰可见；色彩的饱和度也挺高，增添了画面的韵味与美感；还注意到混录的声效有方位的变化……看得我都期待未来也能够在大银幕重温4K修复版《大闹天宫》《哪吒闹海》。& 正片后的纪录片 → 钱运达：艺术如果没有创新，就没有生命力。
哇塞，很喜欢有木有~~~看了3、4遍吧，依旧看不厌~童年啊童年
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