Mackenzie Crook
- 52 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director and executive producer
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Revolutionary mundanity: The Office at 20
In this age of streaming services, from Netflix to Disney+, TV series are churned out on an industrial scale, with thousands of episodes in various genres at your fingertips. Therefore, the fact that the 20th birthday of one particular series is being remarked upon, let alone celebrated, is something of a miracle, highlighting the genius that is the UK version of The Office.
Sam Matthews Boehmer, The Boar, 28th July 2021Worzel Gummidge episodes filming this summer
Mackenzie Crook's Worzel Gummidge is resuming filming this summer.
British Comedy Guide, 24th March 2021Detectorists: a bonafide heartwarming joy
Each short episode of this charming series about a bumbling small-town metal-detecting club is a perfectly calibrated good mood.
Adam Fleet, The Guardian, 27th January 2021Review: Worzel Gummidge reboot is my cup o' tea
The best thing about this tale, when we're all mostly locked up, is getting outdoors. And that itself was a turnip for the books.
Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 27th December 2020Review: Worzel Gummidge: Saucy Nancy
Mackenzie Crook's whimsical adaptation returns with another tremendous one-off.
Morgan Jeffery, Radio Times, 24th December 2020Review: Worzel Gummidge: Saucy Nancy
Affectionate, nostalgic, televisual tonic.
Marianne Levy, i Newspaper, 24th December 2020Review: Worzel Gummidge: Saucy Nancy
Worzel Gummidge is a celebration of the days when children could play out all day, carefree.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th December 2020Mackenzie Crook moots Detectorists revival
Mackenzie Crook has stated that his cult-hit, critically acclaimed sitcom Detectorists could be revived for a new series.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd December 2020Worzel Gummidge is a fitting tribute to Barbara Windsor
When Worzel Gummidge returns to our screens this Christmas, actor Mackenzie Crook will be thinking of the legendary Dame Barbara Windsor.
The latest instalment of Mackenzie's remake, following successful episodes last year, features foul-mouthed Saucy Nancy - the role that Babs played in the 1980s original.
Andy Halls, The Sun, 20th December 2020Crook was unaware of passion for Worzel Gummidge
The writer-director-star of the reboot hadn't watched the ITV adaptations as a child and was unaware of viewers' passion for the scarecrow.
Patrick McLennan, Radio Times, 15th December 2020