华泽尔·古%米治

　　S#et t.o br#)oadcast in two one@_[-hour fil`?* ms, t[his family treat i[,s /$inspired by th;(/e- classic bo ,oks`? [+of +):Bar/ bara :Euphan Tod,_d and is pegged to ]be t-/he TV even_t [of the sea^son. Mac% kenzie Crook_ has 
taken Scatterbr[
ook farm and th
?e infamou=s characters[] of this well-loved?/  tale and in [jected them-\^ with =) a ten[der and authentic char/m [:. This! *.\is the pe rfect fam!*ily advent`)ure:], packed+_ with? a fun, mischievous sp`irit and deli-/]-ve` ,(red(;\ wi.$ th a)n!. env:/iro-nm!ent(,+!a) l mes
sage.^;`,　　Mackenzi**e .`C#:r!ook, (Pir,ates /(Of The Caribb+$@ean, Detecto rists) who has written$!, direct^ed and stars as W,or-
.zel Gu^_`m ]mid=ge, has ]gathered a ho$`@st %]of *? both a(ccomp_lis (he \-d and brilliant actors w_=ho are set to a#ppear in this ea)ger ly an/@ticipa;-te(]d adaptation.　　Playing Th ];$e Gr
.ee,?n Ma n][, creator of the scarec
 rows, wh %.o arrives\\? to Sc!#atterbrook:* in episode two, is)@:%? +)comedy$[ lege\nd $Sir Mic)hael Pa*$%lin. He says: “It’ ?/s a lovely+) ;=,par!t for me, but the whole =/.s.:`cript is v!; ery m,;/emorable and touchi-ng,[`( and ver ^y fu;+nny? too. It quite skill*_fully weaves in something for ?+everybo,)dy all the tim?e.”　　Zoë Wanamaker [;(My Family, Ha rry Po[tter An@d The Philosophers Stone:]) will pla y the eccentr]ic l\`;oc;al 
a, #(ristocrat, Lady Bloo+m?sbury+@ Barton in episode two. She says: “The w hol$e thing is s?:@o charming$(, and  in,;ventive. ` It’?s the s\,,[\ort ;_of thing I*^’d wa_`tch. I`,, ’m su )re it will$ be a h?uge su $] _c$cess., +\I
*=?know it will -
_it’s divine.”　　Vicki(\. P+e/ p perdin_ ,e (Ge(tting O.):n, The Wind@/so :*- rs)]-` takes \(
on  _the role of t *he formi !\]da@
b-?le A
unt Sal+/l.`/y in - episode on;e. *She says# : “Ther[-?e’)!;$s s]ome:=thing for eve/ry[_ody. It’s`? got this )`heart\#_ to it, and you’d be:*; har/d pushed as an a!%dult;\ not to *`enga@:
+ge! wit^^h i%]_t.”　　Ste
`ve Pembe;\rton \*(Le#][a]*+gue  ?Of G@.(entle[(man:,\? )?Benidorm) w?]ill pla__y\ Mr B#,raithwaite#,/++ the farmer. He says: “T^hi`^s is _the kind of =?sho*
w! ^= @^the w(hole:]* f(amily ca*/ #!n enjoy toget^:=her!]. ` It has a *lo)t of humour, -/
]a lot^@ #=o;$f visual humour too, and I[) thi/
nk kids w,^ill$$ /]e%(_?njoy +]
+watching the children being central-\ to ^t^/he story.”　\% 　Rosie Caval+%.iero (Gentl,@=eman Jack
)$, Clea#n( _ing Up) will play Mrs Br*aithwaite, she  ad[ded(#`: “I[#t’s a story]. abou? t t ,*@he imagination, and chi*#)ldren ,escap).i?ng i: _nto this diff:]/^erent world. Mackenzie’s version i_:s tot$`ally  c/o )n:.te$,mp? o rary(.”%?　　Ones to w,)(atch + India Brown^ ]^(Hett_!]y Feath _e+!r)  and Thierry Wickens (making his TV d_ebut
))% w[)ill play Susan_ and @^John, [two city children spendi$n! g ^ the$%=ir+! summer at[ Scatterbr+ook farm [
who quickl y-= bef==riend Worzel  an.$)d beg@
?^in a sum= mer of adventu@ ^res.　　T:=he firs/#t episode, The Scarec row$ Of Scatterbro\ok, s=ee#s :\_t`w:%^o y oung stran,gers!;/ a.rr_:
ive in . =?!the * vi-]llag-e of\^+ Scatt* erbr;$#@o=o*k. It’s =not lo,ng bef ore Susan and John encounter Wo!;r /zel `Gu
-mmidge, . th@ e Scar)ecrow of T`@e!n Acre[. Field. Their[  wo/)rld ;_is sent spinnin%[g  into co^@nfusi:=o.,n wh en they re*alise Gummidge comes to life. Th;e only person mor /]e(` )shoc_#ked!.$( is (-^Worzel/$, w$^hen he disc .overs that t;^ he children ar;:;e n-;o?;+?t in ,=fact #-fell$_ow =)sca!%@recrows [$ but humans!`+.　　(\Their worlds shoul@],d never c
*% o()?mm)! une but fate has =?cons
pir[e)]d to- c+!re#]at,:\e an extraor;dinary unio`)$n[. The seasons have stopped and the harv@`est has]*n’t a![*rrived
+. The rhyt
hm of the[%= natural/$ world $ is# out o^f) kilter and t:hi[s (?unlikely tri$o must t?[
?ry to= put it righ]t.] Magic, mystery and mayhem un furl.　　The second ep =isod[e, The Gr-[
)een Man, we[lcomes another _+ my
sterio-us arrival to Sc,a (tt/e^rbrook. T=!he Gre[en Man /%-^is the creator of@ scarecrows and ke[./ep)er o# *f scarecrow [ lore. He isn’t a\$!t al:-l =happy[- that@]@= ]Worz[el i=!s)/ c .-on
so@rt@)!in\!)]g* w
#ith human(s. _.Elsewhere, lo?$cal ^aristocrat La\:d)y *+Bloomsbury B=ar

ton is h$;:olding a((: fet/e, with _a Scarecrow competitio#n th at Worz-,+el -is det^$ermi+ned@: to win. What will`_: T?]he Gree+@n Man and/ Worze%l&#+39/+/s most competitive +%(rival, Soggy Bo)$ gart make [;of i?:=t)-
a ll?　　Wo
rzel G %ummidge  is written and,
: dir-$ected by Macken`$zie ?#;Crook + a:nd is a Leopa \r\\]d Pictur\[)es, Tre asure ^
Trove Pr ?odu.`;c+tions and Lola Entert#=ainment production (for BBC On^e. It is[\ Executive Pro+duced
by Kristian S;^mith for Leopard P_= icture@@s, Li@$sa T;!homas for Lola Entertainment, Mack$[*e!
nzie Crook\ [ fo?($r T@reasure; Trove Pro d[;ucti _o_ns, wi[th $*right+[s
h(+olders Patrick D-. Pidg*$;eon(`- and (Eric S.; *, Rol.\.lman exec=*+]utive producers for Pi-dgeon Enter tainment, Inc. -It +is p[**roduc ed.! ?by Ge[orgi#,e Fallon and Al+ex Moody is the Commissionin= g Editor for the BBC.　　Further c- *asting::_.　　Franc*:esca Mills - Ea(/rt,(hy =Mangold　/　Tim Plester ^@ ):- Clarty　　C[*+oli;!
=n_ Mi: chael Carmic,hael^. - Sogg;y^ Bo` ,gart　　An+drew James Sp%-o`(one(!r - ,[Flat .@`*A` list[air;,
　　Ph%il Hulford; % - Hannah Harrow　　!#.(Tom! Meeten -  @H($;MS Odn ey　　Chr/i)stopher`-Robert B ?arlow ^- ,,Rag B*ag　(`　Kiran Shah -;= C! \hoppe]:!r and [Root Bou =)nd　　Charlie M?ayhew - R-;u stle Sp.%:(router　　Lucy Montgome @ry - Jac(.k,_ie P
uddi =ng　　Gus Brown -\* Oswald Pol+%lypop　　Malik Ib(h+#_eis - Trike　\[　Ben Langley - Driver　　Mariam Haque - ;Receptionist