Two one hour specials airing on Boxing Day and the 27th.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/dec/10/worzel-gummidge-mackenzie-crook-returns-at-christmas-with-green-message (https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/dec/10/worzel-gummidge-mackenzie-crook-returns-at-christmas-with-green-message)
Looking forward to this. I have extremely fond memories of the originals, and feel sure this is safe in Mackenzie Crook's hands. Detectorists was great. The make-up work alone looks brilliant.
When I saw Crook was both relieved and excited. I think Crook will handle this very well.
It looks great, and I really have to make time over Christmas to watch The Detectorists!
British Invaders (http://britishinvaders.com/2019/06/02/british-invaders-317-worzel-gummidge-part-1/) (part 1)
(part 2) (http://britishinvaders.com/2019/06/16/british-invaders-318-worzel-gummidge-part-2/)
Quote from: Rately on 11 December, 2019, 09:55:58 AM
It looks great, and I really have to make time over Christmas to watch The Detectorists!
You should. Metal Detector Folk are the hereditary enemy of my people, anathema and excommunicant, and Crook & Jones made me love two of them, and maybe even understand them a little.
Despite the Pertwee factor I never liked Worzel Gummidge BitD (I found it too sad and Aunt Sally was just a towering bitch, whose innate tragedy I didn't appreciate as a kid), but I have faith in Crook.
Quote from: TordelBack on 11 December, 2019, 12:14:23 PM
Quote from: Rately on 11 December, 2019, 09:55:58 AM
It looks great, and I really have to make time over Christmas to watch The Detectorists!
You should. Metal Detector Folk are the hereditary enemy of my people, anathema and excommunicant, and Crook & Jones made me love two of them, and maybe even understand them a little.
Despite the Pertwee factor I never liked Worzel Gummidge BitD (I found it too sad and Aunt Sally was just a towering bitch, whose innate tragedy I didn't appreciate as a kid), but I have faith in Crook.
Read nothing but good things, and praised to the moon by a lot of folk I'd trust.
If it is on the Iplayer, I'll set aside this Saturday and have a wee look!
Quote from: Rately on 11 December, 2019, 09:55:58 AM
It looks great, and I really have to make time over Christmas to watch The Detectorists!
well worth it :thumbsup:
looking forward the telling bone and electricky from Crook :D
Did anyone catch this?
I enjoyed it despite most of the Pertwee edges being shaved off.
Random musings HERE! (https://100wmovies.blogspot.com/2019/12/no271-worzel-gummidge-tv.html)
Quote from: Buttonman on 28 December, 2019, 11:20:30 PM
Did anyone catch this?
I enjoyed it despite most of the Pertwee edges being shaved off.
Random musings HERE! (https://100wmovies.blogspot.com/2019/12/no271-worzel-gummidge-tv.html)
Yeah, loved it!
Hope we get more!
I found it to be a lovely and simple story that moved along at it's own pace, such a nice chance from all the fast paced, aggressive shows on most of the time. Hope they make of the original books into a series
Delightful so far with one still to come.
They were wonderful. Sure it wasn't Pertwee but Crook made it his own and it worked beautifully. I hope to they do more. Crook is a master of gentle and engaging stories.
Yep. Really quite liked that.
Weirdly, I got more of a 1970s vibe from bits of it than the version from 1979, probably due to the combination of environmental message, freaky folk music and Michael Palin's Green Man (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Man) aka Jack (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_in_the_Green) Woodwose (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_man#Terminology).
I was reluctant to watch it as I had fond memories of the original, and don't normally like the concept of reboots of older programmes. However, I watched the first two episodes and surprised myself by how much I enjoyed it. The new Worzel Gummage is not trying to be a clone of the original, and it has a very different, gentle pace which really made me smile.
Aunt Sally was scary, and I like how in this version she is not Worzel's love interest.
I love the little expressions that this Worzel uses, like "Muddy Boots" as a swear word, and how he called rhododendrons as rumdedumdums. Very sweet.
I really liked it even though I thought I was going to hate it.
Quote from: Proudhuff on 11 December, 2019, 04:06:01 PM
Quote from: Rately on 11 December, 2019, 09:55:58 AM
It looks great, and I really have to make time over Christmas to watch The Detectorists!
well worth it :thumbsup:
looking forward the telling bone and electricky from Crook :D
*pssst* Wasn't that Catweasel?
I right enjoyed that - the antidote to the excessively grim A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
A new Worzel Gummidge special came flying in under the radar, "Saucy Nancy". Just like last year Mackenzie Crook is utterly charming and rest of the cast is stellar. This was indeed the treat this year needed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000qq50/worzel-gummidge-saucy-nancy (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000qq50/worzel-gummidge-saucy-nancy)
I didn't watch it, but I caught a glance of it on a tv, and some Cthulu-chinned nightmare was luring kids out to a secluded spot in a field and I thought that seemed a bit dark for daytime telly.
I really want to watch it, but the BBC player doesn't work here. Barbara Windsor was the last Saucy Nancy, and was born to play a character of that name. A remake is a nice little tribute to her, even if they couldn't have known she wouldn't be with us by the time it came out.