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
中规中矩的韩式泡菜感人剧情片，拍的过于零散和片段化了，反正我是没被感动。
把一个沉重有分量的事儿表达得不失沉重又多了可爱。做到这样挺不容易的。
看到照片里俊京将花束举在身旁，好心酸啊！
虽然一早就被剧透了最大反"反转"，但还是看得痛哭流涕。满分院线小品有笑有泪有深度。姐弟线动人，爱情线可人，父子线也并不突兀，亲人死亡大家都觉得自己有责任太正常不过。李星旻朴正民林允儿李秀卿全都喜欢! 允儿我觉得没有姐姐多，不知道为啥一个提女主一个女配。
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。
没想到还是有被感动到
当我发现...真心鸡皮疙瘩起来了 越想前半段越瘆人//后半段也是 每次宝英出场的方式都很吓人 好看是好看 就是有点诡异 最后站前拍的那照片简直了 灵异第六感
现在对这种强行煽情片是越来越无感了，也不励志，一个天才少年就算最后去了NASA,普通人也无法感受到什么励志成分呀。唯一可以说的就是治愈和自我疗愈吧，天才哪里需要你的同情分。
短短两个小时不到的时间里揉杂了爱情，姐弟情和父子情三段感情线，其中还有男主的梦想线，村里的车站建设线，太多了，适当删掉一点会好很多。
还行吧...奔着朴正民来的 说实话挺失望的。林允儿那条线其实可以更好的，但看到最后才发现这条线完全可以删掉 姐姐那条线 前期还挺温情的...后来越看越像爱情 明明可以更好的片 可惜了
男主不够帅
温暖的电影永远可以温暖人心，但是可能无法温暖票房
很惊喜的一部电影 让我观看过程又笑又流眼泪，笑是因为男主和允儿的爱情，纯洁俏皮美好，允儿这两年的演技真的很不错，哭则是男主所经历的创伤，于幻想中的未逝去姐姐的相互陪伴，与父亲的有关梦想的和解十分感人。影片在过半程才揭晓姐姐已经去世，留在男主身边的只是一段幻影，而后又揭晓父亲的秘密使得影片更加感人，男主的表演也很动人，当然配角们也都演的很不错，影片的女主从不放弃，直率的面对自己的爱，这真的也是奇迹，虽然影片的奇迹是那个换来村民安全的停车点，但我觉得对男主来说奇迹则是他对新生活的拥抱。可能算去年的韩影十佳了吧
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。
后面就煽情过度，外加不明所以的就释怀了…
劝天才走，东施效颦《心灵捕手》，
你不知道其实我什么都知道…
挺意外的，全程笑中带泪。剧本虽然有些套路性的桥段，但瑕不掩瑜，人物很硬核，还有一些奇奇怪怪的笑点总能被莫名戳中！
韩国影视业在挖掘民间历史进程中的题材，然后类型化输出。本片在40分钟还有一次类型的反转，其实给总统写信，建车站都是一笔带过，最后落脚在亲人的情感和解上。电影结束前30分钟，所有事件都结束了，剩下的就是一次又一次的催泪了。其实我们国家改开这三十年里，也有很多很多类似的故事，可惜我们的电影人大多数都不在乎这些。最后吐槽一下咱能不能别让一个30好几的人演学生了啊？！
才发现这导演上一部电影也看过，两部电影有些符号化要素比较相似。
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