华泽尔·古米治

Settooadcastintwoone-hourfilms,thisfamilytreatisinsiredbytheclassicbooksofBarbaraEuhanToddandiseggedtobetheTVeventoftheseason.MackenzieCrookhastakenScatterookfarmandtheinfamouscharactersofthiswell-lovedtaleandinjectedthemwithatenderandauthenticcharm.Thisistheerfectfamilyadventure,ackedwithafun,mischievoussiritanddeliveredwithanenvironmentalmessage.MackenzieCrook,(PiratesOfTheCaribbean,Detectorists)whohaswritten,directedandstarsasWorzelGummidge,hasgatheredahostofbothaccomlishedandilliantactorswhoaresettoaearinthiseagerlyanticiatedadatation.PlayingTheGreenMan,creatorofthescarecrows,whoarrivestoScatterookineisodetwo,iscomedylegendSirMichaelPalin.Hesays:“It’salovelyartforme,butthewholescritisverymemorableandtouching,andveryfunnytoo.Itquiteskillfullyweavesinsomethingforeverybodyallthetime.”ZoëWanamaker(MyFamily,HarryPotterAndThePhilosohersStone)willlaytheeccentriclocalaristocrat,LadyBloomsburyBartonineisodetwo.Shesays:“Thewholethingissocharmingandinventive.It’sthesortofthingI’dwatch.I’msureitwillbeahugesuccess.Iknowitwill-it’sdivine.”VickiPeerdine(GettingOn,TheWindsors)takesontheroleoftheformidableAuntSallyineisodeone.Shesays:“There’ssomethingforeverybody.It’sgotthishearttoit,andyou’dbehardushedasanadultnottoengagewithit.”StevePemberton(LeagueOfGentleman,Benidorm)willlayMrBraithwaite,thefarmer.Hesays:“Thisisthekindofshowthewholefamilycanenjoytogether.Ithasalotofhumour,alotofvisualhumourtoo,andIthinkkidswillenjoywatchingthechildrenbeingcentraltothestory.”RosieCavaliero(GentlemanJack,CleaningU)willlayMrsBraithwaite,sheadded:“It’sastoryabouttheimagination,andchildrenescaingintothisdifferentworld.Mackenzie’sversionistotallycontemorary.”OnestowatchIndiaBrown(HettyFeather)andThierryWickens(makinghisTVdebut)willlaySusanandJohn,twocitychildrensendingtheirsummeratScatterookfarmwhoquicklybefriendWorzelandbeginasummerofadventures.Thefirsteisode,TheScarecrowOfScatterook,seestwoyoungstrangersarriveinthevillageofScatterook.It’snotlongbeforeSusanandJohnencounterWorzelGummidge,theScarecrowofTenAcreField.TheirworldissentsinningintoconfusionwhentheyrealiseGummidgecomestolife.TheonlyersonmoreshockedisWorzel,whenhediscoversthatthechildrenarenotinfactfellowscarecrowsbuthumans.Theirworldsshouldnevercommunebutfatehasconsiredtocreateanextraordinaryunion.Theseasonshavestoedandtheharvesthasn’tarrived.Therhythmofthenaturalworldisoutofkilterandthisunlikelytriomusttrytoutitright.Magic,mysteryandmayhemunfurl.Thesecondeisode,TheGreenMan,welcomesanothermysteriousarrivaltoScatterook.TheGreenManisthecreatorofscarecrowsandkeeerofscarecrowlore.Heisn’tatallhaythatWorzelisconsortingwithhumans.Elsewhere,localaristocratLadyBloomsburyBartonisholdingafete,withaScarecrowcometitionthatWorzelisdeterminedtowin.WhatwillTheGreenManandWorzel’smostcometitiverival,SoggyBogartmakeofitall?WorzelGummidgeiswrittenanddirectedbyMackenzieCrookandisaLeoardPictures,TreasureTroveProductionsandLolaEntertainmentroductionforBBCOne.ItisExecutiveProducedbyKristianSmithforLeoardPictures,LisaThomasforLolaEntertainment,MackenzieCrookforTreasureTroveProductions,withrightsholdersPatrickD.PidgeonandEricS.RollmanexecutiveroducersforPidgeonEntertainment,Inc.ItisroducedbyGeorgieFallonandAlexMoodyistheCommissioningEditorfortheBBC.Furthercasting:FrancescaMills-EarthyMangoldTimPlester-ClartyColinMichaelCarmichael-SoggyBogartAndrewJamesSooner-FlatAlistairPhilHulford-HannahHarrowTomMeeten-HMSOdneyChristoher-RobertBarlow-RagBagKiranShah-ChoerandRootBoundCharlieMayhew-RustleSrouterLucyMontgomery-JackiePuddingGusBrown-OswaldPollyoMalikIbheis-TrikeBenLangley-DriverMariamHaque-Recetionist