In the self-proclaimed ‘Pumpkin Capital of the World’, no-nonsense curmudgeonly farmer Dinah Little takes in her estranged niece Charlie, who decides to enter the local pumpkin growing competition where she and the other growers face fierce competition, sabotage, and a genetically engineered rival.
Acting
Golda Rosheuvel's magnificent eye rolls deserve awards.
Production
Absurdly detailed pumpkin prop work—someone cared DEEPLY.
Director
John McPhail
Golda Rosheuvel
Dinah Little
Nick Frost
Arlo
Jane Horrocks
Lady Veronica Smythe-Gherkin
Alan Carr
Emcee
Jeremy Swift
Mr. Gregory
Priya-Rose Brookwell
Charlie Little
Tim McInnerny
Lord Sinclair Smythe-Gherkin
Joe Wilkinson
Boris Mudd
Kathryn Drysdale
Polly Little
Fisayo Akinade
Kevin
Sharon Rooney
Sharon
Sanjeev Kohli
Ned
Grant O'Rourke
Russell
Jordan Young
Gaz
Dominic McLaughlin
Oliver Gregory
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The massive prize-winning pumpkin prop weighed 400 pounds and required four crew members to move it between takes.
The fictional 'Pumpkin Capital' riffs on real competitive growing communities like Half Moon Bay, California, where giant pumpkin culture has its own obsessive subculture and cheating scandals.
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