Britannia 星／主役にする Mackenzie Crook is unrecognisable from his Office days as he films scenes in scary druid 構成

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He won an army of fans for his 役割 as 役割 as hapless Assistant to the 地域の 経営者／支配人 Gareth Keenan in comedy classic The Office.

But Mackenzie Crook was worlds away from his comedy days on Tuesday as he transformed into a scary druid to film Roman epic Britannia.

The 46-year-old actor sported the incredible facial 構成 and mystical 式服s to film scenes on 場所 as the magical druid Veran, after the Sky 大西洋 series received a second series order in March.

Transformed: Mackenzie Crook was worlds away from his days on The Office on Tuesday as he transformed into a druid to film scenes for the Sky Atlantic series Britannia

Transformed: Mackenzie Crook was worlds away from his days on The Office on Tuesday as he transformed into a druid to film scenes for the Sky 大西洋 series Britannia

During the filming Mackenzie can be seen 冒険的な a bald cap and pale white prosthetic 構成 as he transformed into the magical character Veran, 冒険的な a 血 covered 直面する as he appeared to be 伴う／関わるd in a 衝突 of sorts.?

In history past druids have been known for their の近くに proximity to nature, and so it was 必然的な that such scenes would be filmed 深い in the forest.

Britannia made a 抱擁する splash earlier this year when it 首相d on Sky 大西洋 in the UK, co-starring David Morrisey,?Kelly Reilly and?Nikolaj 嘘（をつく） Kaas.

New look: The 46-year-old comedy actor was spotted filming scenes on location in a forest, playing the mystical character Veran in the show's recently announced second series

New look: The 46-year-old comedy actor was spotted filming scenes on 場所 in a forest, playing the mystical character Veran in the show's recently 発表するd second series

Old days: Mackenzie made a name for himself as the hapless?Assistant to the Regional Manager Gareth Keenan in The Office UK, which aired from 2001 to 2003

Old days: Mackenzie made a 指名する for himself as the hapless?Assistant to the 地域の 経営者／支配人 Gareth Keenan in The Office UK, which 空気／公表するd from 2001 to 2003

The series tells the tale of the Romans famous 征服する／打ち勝つing of Britain in?AD 43, showing the Celts fruitless 試みる／企てるs to 保護する their land, with two 競争相手 tribes coming together against the Italian enemy.

Mackenzie's 外見 comes に引き続いて 報告（する）／憶測s that he is 始める，決める to take on the 役割 talking scarecrow?Worzel Gummidge in a TV 復活 - 37 years after the late Jon Pertwee last played the iconic children's character.

A source told MailOnline last month: 'Mackenzie Crook is 現在／一般に in the very 早期に 行う／開催する／段階s of developing a 同時代の adaptation of Barbara Euphan Todd’s 初めの Worzel Gummidge 調書をとる／予約するs as a new TV series for the BBC.'?< /p>

New look: Sporting a bald cap and pasty white prosthetic makeup, Mackenzie was transformed into the character as part of the series depicting the Roman Conquest's of Britain

New look: 冒険的な a bald cap and pasty white prosthetic 構成, Mackenzie was transformed into the character as part of the series 描写するing the Roman Conquest's of Britain

Separate sources told The Sun: 'Mackenzie has been working on this for some time. He’s written most of the script and pitched it to the BBC who were keen and are now 公式に on-board.

'It is not a 延長／続編 of the old story. Worzel is a 伝説の kids TV character and Mackenzie is keen to make sure the series does it 司法（官）.'?

MailOnline 接触するd a 代表者／国会議員 for Mackenzie for その上の comment.?

Mackenzie made a 指名する for himself as Gareth Keenan in Ricky Gervais' classic sitcom The O ffice before making the 移行 to film and a recurring 役割 in the 著作権侵害者s of the Caribbean franchise.

He has also featured in popular TV shows 肌s, Merlin and Game Of 王位s, and created the BBC Four comedy series Detectorists which ran from 2014 to 2017, and won Toby Jones a BAFTA for Best Male Comedy 業績／成果 earlier this month.

New project: Filming for the series came following reports that Mackenzie was rumoured to be in talks to play?talking scarecrow Worzel Gummidge in a TV revival

New 事業／計画（する）: Filming for the series （機の）カム に引き続いて 報告（する）／憶測s that Mackenzie was rumoured to be in 会談 to play?talking scarecrow Worzel Gummidge in a TV 復活

Legendary: The character's reprisal would come 37 years after the late Jon Pertwee last played the role in the children's series

伝説の: The character's 報復 would come 37 years after the late Jon Pertwee last played the 役割 in the children's series

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