Worzel Gummidge (2019)
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2019 - 2021
- 6 episodes
Reimagining of Barbara Euphan Todd's Worzel Gummidge, starring, directed and written by Mackenzie Crook. Also features India Brown, Thierry Wickens, Steve Pemberton and Rosie Cavaliero.
Episode menu
The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook
Further details
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.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 26th December 2019
- Time
- 6:20pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Mackenzie Crook | Worzel |
| India Brown | Susan |
| Thierry Wickens | John |
| Steve Pemberton | Mr. Braithwaite |
| Rosie Cavaliero | Mrs. Braithwaite |
| Vicki Pepperdine | Aunt Sally |
| Francesca Mills | Earthy Mangold |
| Tim Plester | Clarty |
| Andrew James Spooner | Flat Alastair |
| Tom Meeten | HMS Odney |
| Christopher-Robert Barlow | Rag Bag |
| Kiran Shah | Root Bound |
| Charlie Mayhew | Rustle Sprouter |
| Ben Langley | Cab Driver |
| Mariam Haque | Museum Receptionist |
| Phil Hulford | Lofty Mawkin |
| Mackenzie Crook | Writer |
| Callum Akass | Script Editor |
| Mackenzie Crook | Director |
| Dan O'Neill | Movement Director |
| Patrick D Pidgeon | Executive Producer |
| Mackenzie Crook | Executive Producer |
| Lisa Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Kristian Smith | Executive Producer |
| Georgie Fallon | Producer |
| Eric S Rollman | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Jack | Line Producer |
| Simon Reglar | Editor |
| Ed Turner | Production Designer |
| Andy Brierley | Casting Director |
| John Sorapure | Director of Photography |
| Howard Burden | Costume Designer |
| Vicky Voller | Make-up Designer |
| Adrian McNally | Composer |
| Alex Gibb (as Alex Gibbs) | 1st Assistant Director |
| Alex Moody | Commissioning Editor |
Press
By hook or by Crook, Worzel Gummidge is a TV wonder
What greater horror could befall a 21st century child than to be without wi-fi or a phone charger? 'It'll be like the olden days,' gasped Susan to her brother John, cut adrift from technology in Worzel Gummidge (BBC1) - 'like the Nineties or something'. The olden days were director Mackenzie Crook's inspiration as he brought this quick-tempered, slow-witted, muddle-headed scarecrow back to life.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 27th December 2019Worzel Gummidge review
An eco-lecture from a 21st century scarecrow.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 27th December 2019Worzel Gummidge review
What happened to the creepy scarecrow from the 70s we knew and hated? He's been give the Mackenzie Crook treatment - and the result is a joyful, joke-filled eco-romp for our times.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 26th December 2019Worzel Gummidge is a tender comic triumph
In his remake of the beloved series, Crook proves both that he is John Pertwee's natural successor and he understands children completely.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 26th December 2019Worzel Gummidge, episode 1, review
A welcome return for the scarecrow with a real heart.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 26th December 2019TV review: Worzel Gummidge series 1 episode 1
It might not be packed with laughs or be the funniest thing you'll ever see but then it's not meant to be, it's just an extremely delightful piece of family comedy drama, and one of the best the BBC has made in ages.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 26th December 2019