Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message Mackenzie Crook, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin He says: ldquo It rsquo s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time rdquo Zo euml Wanamaker My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two She says: ldquo The whole thing is so charming and inventive It rsquo s the sort of thing I rsquo d watch I rsquo m sure it will be a huge success I know it will - it rsquo s divine rdquo Vicki Pepperdine Getting On, The Windsors takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one She says: ldquo There rsquo s something for everybody It rsquo s got this heart to it, and you rsquo d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it rdquo Steve Pemberton League Of Gentleman, Benidorm will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer He says: ldquo This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story rdquo Rosie Cavaliero Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: ldquo It rsquo s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world Mackenzie rsquo s version is totally contemporary rdquo Ones to watch India Brown Hetty Feather and Thierry Wickens making his TV debut will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook It rsquo 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 rsquo 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 The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore He isn rsquo t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win What will The Green Man and Worzels most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D Pidgeon and Eric S Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC Further casting: Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold Tim Plester - Clarty Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow Tom Meeten - HMS Odney Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop Malik Ibheis - Trike Ben Langley - Driver Mariam Haque - Receptionist