Settobroadcastintwoone-hourfilms,thisfamilytreatisins iredbytheclassicbooksofBarbaraEu hanToddandis eggedtobetheTVeventoftheseason.MackenzieCrookhastakenScatterbrookfarmandtheinfamouscharactersofthiswell-lovedtaleandinjectedthemwithatenderandauthenticcharm.Thisisthe erfectfamilyadventure, ackedwithafun,mischievouss iritanddeliveredwithanenvironmentalmessage.MackenzieCrook,(PiratesOfTheCaribbean,Detectorists)whohaswritten,directedandstarsasWorzelGummidge,hasgatheredahostofbothaccom lishedandbrilliantactorswhoaresettoa earinthiseagerlyantici atedada tation.PlayingTheGreenMan,creatorofthescarecrows,whoarrivestoScatterbrookine isodetwo,iscomedylegendSirMichaelPalin.Hesays:“It’salovely artforme,butthewholescri tisverymemorableandtouching,andveryfunnytoo.Itquiteskillfullyweavesinsomethingforeverybodyallthetime.”ZoëWanamaker(MyFamily,HarryPotterAndThePhiloso hersStone)will laytheeccentriclocalaristocrat,LadyBloomsburyBartonine isodetwo.Shesays:“Thewholethingissocharmingandinventive.It’sthesortofthingI’dwatch.I’msureitwillbeahugesuccess.Iknowitwill-it’sdivine.”VickiPe erdine(GettingOn,TheWindsors)takesontheroleoftheformidableAuntSallyine isodeone.Shesays:“There’ssomethingforeverybody.It’sgotthishearttoit,andyou’dbehard ushedasanadultnottoengagewithit.”StevePemberton(LeagueOfGentleman,Benidorm)will layMrBraithwaite,thefarmer.Hesays:“Thisisthekindofshowthewholefamilycanenjoytogether.Ithasalotofhumour,alotofvisualhumourtoo,andIthinkkidswillenjoywatchingthechildrenbeingcentraltothestory.”RosieCavaliero(GentlemanJack,CleaningU )will layMrsBraithwaite,sheadded:“It’sastoryabouttheimagination,andchildrenesca ingintothisdifferentworld.Mackenzie’sversionistotallycontem orary.”OnestowatchIndiaBrown(HettyFeather)andThierryWickens(makinghisTVdebut)will laySusanandJohn,twocitychildrens endingtheirsummeratScatterbrookfarmwhoquicklybefriendWorzelandbeginasummerofadventures.Thefirste isode,TheScarecrowOfScatterbrook,seestwoyoungstrangersarriveinthevillageofScatterbrook.It’snotlongbeforeSusanandJohnencounterWorzelGummidge,theScarecrowofTenAcreField.Theirworldissents inningintoconfusionwhentheyrealiseGummidgecomestolife.Theonly ersonmoreshockedisWorzel,whenhediscoversthatthechildrenarenotinfactfellowscarecrowsbuthumans.Theirworldsshouldnevercommunebutfatehascons iredtocreateanextraordinaryunion.Theseasonshavesto edandtheharvesthasn’tarrived.Therhythmofthenaturalworldisoutofkilterandthisunlikelytriomusttryto utitright.Magic,mysteryandmayhemunfurl.Theseconde isode,TheGreenMan,welcomesanothermysteriousarrivaltoScatterbrook.TheGreenManisthecreatorofscarecrowsandkee erofscarecrowlore.Heisn’tatallha ythatWorzelisconsortingwithhumans.Elsewhere,localaristocratLadyBloomsburyBartonisholdingafete,withaScarecrowcom etitionthatWorzelisdeterminedtowin.WhatwillTheGreenManandWorzel’smostcom etitiverival,SoggyBogartmakeofitall?WorzelGummidgeiswrittenanddirectedbyMackenzieCrookandisaLeo ardPictures,TreasureTroveProductionsandLolaEntertainment roductionforBBCOne.ItisExecutiveProducedbyKristianSmithforLeo ardPictures,LisaThomasforLolaEntertainment,MackenzieCrookforTreasureTroveProductions,withrightsholdersPatrickD.PidgeonandEricS.Rollmanexecutive roducersforPidgeonEntertainment,Inc.Itis roducedbyGeorgieFallonandAlexMoodyistheCommissioningEditorfortheBBC.Furthercasting:FrancescaMills-EarthyMangoldTimPlester-ClartyColinMichaelCarmichael-SoggyBogartAndrewJamesS ooner-FlatAlistairPhilHulford-HannahHarrowTomMeeten-HMSOdneyChristo her-RobertBarlow-RagBagKiranShah-Cho erandRootBoundCharlieMayhew-RustleS routerLucyMontgomery-JackiePuddingGusBrown-OswaldPolly o MalikIbheis-TrikeBenLangley-DriverMariamHaque-Rece tionis