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: “It’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.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “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.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
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’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’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’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 Worzel's 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
爱情那段真是多余 朴正民和李秀卿都客串过1988
人鬼情未了姐弟篇，片子挺感人的，弟弟的演技不太行啊，一家人有话都藏着掖着不说，绕一个大圈子真是何必。
到中段忽然从励志变为奇幻。不过不得不佩服韩国电影做温情。3.5
而真正奇迹的，是我们结婚，生子，创造出的生命与我们一生的羁绊。
其实和智商高不高没什么关系，和姐姐的感情戏，林允儿的感情戏都没什么关系，女主是完全多余的，朴正民演高中生年纪有点大了吧，李星民这个爸爸命也是够硬的，老婆女儿的死都跟他有关，但是不得不说韩国片真的是能编，煽情真的是顺手拈来，随便拍拍都能感动人。
感情戏太多，把剧情重心放在建造简易车站上会更好。
一个20来岁的年轻人能有这样沉稳的演技再加上文牧野就值得五星，这演技简直吊打一众流量明星。易烊千玺，前途不可限量
“亲人化身鬼魂守护”的桥段在《开心家族》就已经把我的眼泪骗光了。
小清新，小回忆，小细节，小幽默，小情趣，小温暖
天才的故事总是那么好嗑。“郑俊京！我儿子！他考了韩国第一！马上要去美国了！”想一想，任凭哪个父亲喊出这样的话，内心是何等骄傲与自豪。父以子荣，因为有这样出色的儿子，年轻时的丧妻，中年时的丧女，此刻都得到了补偿，这个一直不敢表现出对儿子的爱的父亲，终于在离别前夕真情流露，成功说服了儿子。
林允儿不是女主，前半欢乐校园喜剧片后半家庭催泪片转折太突兀，朴正民没啥发挥余地，姐姐倒是非常可爱的角色。如果后半一直讲姐弟情还可以，又硬凹到父子和解，就太乱了。以及林允儿倒追朴正民还是胖了的朴正民这事儿就挺离谱的。
主页上的故事简介容易对观众预期形成误导——以为故事主线是少年通过努力建成了一个车站。
林允儿不是女主，前半欢乐校园喜剧片后半家庭催泪片转折太突兀，朴正民没啥发挥余地，姐姐倒是非常可爱的角色。如果后半一直讲姐弟情还可以，又硬凹到父子和解，就太乱了。以及林允儿倒追朴正民还是胖了的朴正民这事儿就挺离谱的。
2021年12月7日于普汕回程上
李导演让我对韩国电影又找回了期待，在看这部之前刚看完另一部韩国电影《生日》，那部感觉像情绪做作节奏熬人。而这部真的是天壤之别，看来真是有差距的。李导演的电影质量都比较高，通常都不是单一风格，单一情感关系。他主要以一个人物为中心，结合爱情关系、亲情关系（本片中有两个人，分别是姐姐和爸爸），杂糅喜剧、玄幻、悲情、青春、励志等多元素，在重要的情感中精心埋下揭秘点、催泪点、燃点和融点，如姐姐的秘密、爸爸的秘密、众人认同燃、爸爸的反常燃、姐姐的告别泪点、送女友萤火虫场景的融点，关键是情绪切换十分成熟，让观者感觉像坐过山车。利用夸张渲染的方式突出人物个性。利用光、景和音乐等辅助情绪的爆发与绵延。总之，绝对是导演中的高手，作品无尿点。另外，女友允儿的确漂亮，男主把傻灵儿的劲儿也演绎得挺到位。总之完美。
这片少了林允儿估计没啥人看，人物单薄情节有些断层，那种循序推进的高潮几乎没有。这类型励志向小清新电影不是应该前期水滴后期石穿的爆开么？校园恋情也是拍得马马虎虎。
前半段亲情诠释得不错，后面就双脚离地了。男女主CP感好弱，仿佛看到四郎和瓜六谈恋爱。
7.5
尽管主线有点乱，情感有点散，但仍有值得一看的温暖。
而真正奇迹的，是我们结婚，生子，创造出的生命与我们一生的羁绊。
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